Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Antibiotic potential of a crude ethanol extract from Asplenium serratum L. fern leaves

Marcelo Guerra Santos
  • Marcelo Guerra Santos
  • Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Departamento de Ciências, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Samella Schuindt Leal
  • Samella Schuindt Leal
  • Laboratório de Biodiversidade, Departamento de Ciências, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fabio Aguiar-Alves
  • Fabio Aguiar-Alves
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Patologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia e Parasitologia aplicados, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.
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Leandro Rocha
  • Leandro Rocha
  • Laboratório de Tecnologia de Produtos Naturais, Departamento de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 17 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 03 February 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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