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Assessment of Antibacterial Activity of Solanum surrattense Against Waterborne Pathogens Isolated from Surface Drinking Water of the Potohar Region in Pakistan

Toqeer Ahmed Soil Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Rashida Kanwal Soil Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Najma Ayub Soil Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Maqbool Hassan Drug Control and Traditional Medicine Division, National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, Pakistan
Pages 624-635 | Received 10 Jun 2008, Accepted 31 Jul 2008, Published online: 12 Feb 2010

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