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Evaluation of antibacterial activity of the bark and leaf extracts of Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul against multidrug resistant strains

Joelma da Costa BorgesUniversidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas-Tocantins, Brazil
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Michele Cezimbra PerimUniversidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas-Tocantins, Brazil
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Rodrigo Orlandini de CastroCell Cycle and Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Thiago Antônio de Sousa AraújoUniversidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas-Tocantins, Brazil;Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Tadeu José da Silva Peixoto SobrinhoDepartamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Ana Carolina Oliveira da SilvaHospital de Base do Distrito Federal, SMHS, Brasília, Brazil
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Sandra Maria Botelho MarianoUniversidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas-Tocantins, Brazil
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Solange Cristina CarreiroUniversidade Federal do Tocantins, Palmas-Tocantins, Brazil
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Maria Cristina da Silva PrancheviciusDepartamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 2931-2935 | Received 01 Oct 2016, Accepted 01 Mar 2017, Published online: 22 Mar 2017

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