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. 2008 Mar;11(1):120-6.
doi: 10.1089/jmf.2007.557.

Antimicrobial activity of Miconia species (Melastomataceae)

Juliana Rodrigues  1 , Danielle Carvalho Michelin, Daniel Rinaldo, Guilherme Julião Zocolo, Lourdes Campaner dos Santos, Wagner Vilegas, Hérida Regina Nunes Salgado
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Antimicrobial activity of Miconia species (Melastomataceae)

Juliana Rodrigues et al. J Med Food. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

This work evaluated the antimicrobial activity of the methanol and chloroform extracts of the leaves of Miconia cabucu, Miconia rubiginosa, and Miconia stenostachya using the disc-diffusion method. The results obtained showed that the methanol extracts of the leaves of M. rubiginosa and M. stenostachya and the chloroform extract of the leaves of M. cabucu presented antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganisms.

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