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Anti-adhesive activity of Aframomum melegueta major phenolics on lower respiratory tract pathogens

Riham Salah El DineDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt;
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Mahmoud A. ElfakyDepartment of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;
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Hany AsfourDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Princess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Ali M. El HalawanyDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 539-547 | Received 16 Sep 2018, Accepted 13 Feb 2019, Published online: 09 May 2019

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