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Research Article

The antimicrobial activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized from extracts of Red and Green European pear cultivars

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Pages 613-624 | Received 23 Feb 2021, Accepted 03 Sep 2021, Published online: 30 Sep 2021

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