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Antimicrobial activity of the methanolic bark extract of Holarrhena pubescens (Buch. Ham), its fractions and the pure compound conessine

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Pages 987-992 | Received 28 Oct 2009, Accepted 20 Oct 2010, Published online: 11 Aug 2011

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