Research Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2009
Volume: 4
Issue: 8
Page No. 905 - 908

Antibacterial Activity of Eucalyptus Extracts on Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus

Authors : Fatemeh Mohsen Nezhad, Habib Zeigham, Ali Mota, Morteza Sattari and Abbas Yadegar

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