The antibacterial effect of aquatic and methanolic extract of Myrtus communis on Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia

Background and Objectives: Anaerobic Gram negative bacteria are the main cause of periodontal destruction. It has been shown that Myrtus communis have anti-bacterial activity on Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial effect of aquatic and m...

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Main Authors: Leila Rahimvand, Mohammad Niakan, Noushin Jalayer Naderi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/1529