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In vitro antifungal activity of extracts obtained from Hypericum perforatum adventitious roots cultured in a mist bioreactor against planktonic cells and biofilm of Malassezia furfur

Giovanna SimonettiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Noemi TocciDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Alessio VallettaDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Elisa BrasiliDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Felicia Diodata D'AuriaDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Alicia IdouxROOTec Bioactives AG, Benkenstrasse 254, 4108Witterswil, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Gabriella PasquaDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 544-550 | Received 16 Jan 2015, Accepted 07 Mar 2015, Published online: 13 Jul 2015

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