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Original Articles

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Endemic Origanum bilgeri P. H. Davis for Turkey

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Pages 233-242 | Received 12 Aug 2011, Accepted 14 Jan 2012, Published online: 07 Aug 2013

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