Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon): A promising natural alternative for urinary tract infection treatment

Alireza  Molajafari; Mehrdad Halaji

doi:10.61882/jcbior.5.3.310

Authors

Alireza Molajafari Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Mehrdad Halaji Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4576-8203

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61882/jcbior.5.3.310

Keywords:

Escherichia coli, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamon, Anti-biofilm

Abstract

No abstract.

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