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

Plants and their metabolites against Streptococcus mutans

Landi B. O.
  • Landi B. O.
  • Odontological Public Health Program, Una City Hall, Bahia and master student at Health Science Graduate Programe, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Di Pace B.
  • Di Pace B.
  • Health Science Department, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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Conceição A. O.
  • Conceição A. O.
  • Biological Science Department, Faculty of Medicine, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 04 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 09 July 2018
  •  Published: 25 July 2018

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