Research Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2009
Volume: 4
Issue: 8
Page No. 943 - 947

Antibacterial Activity of Honey Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Authors : Nagi A. AL-Haj, E. Amghalia, Mariana N. Shamsudin, Rasedee Abdullah, Rahmah Mohamed and Zamberi Sekawi

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