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Original Articles

Antibacterial Activity of Two Bell Pepper Extracts: Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum frutescens

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Pages 961-971 | Received 05 Feb 2010, Accepted 17 Jul 2010, Published online: 17 Aug 2012

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