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Antibacterial and anti-biofilm effects of fatty acids extract of dried Lucilia sericata larvae against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro

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Pages 1702-1705 | Received 07 Mar 2019, Accepted 31 May 2019, Published online: 10 Jun 2019

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