Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil
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:Introduction
Results and Discussion
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Cox, S.D.; Mann, C.M.; Markham, J.L.; Gustafson, J.E.; Warmington, J.R.; Wyllie, S.G. Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil. Molecules 2001, 6, 87-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/60100087
Cox SD, Mann CM, Markham JL, Gustafson JE, Warmington JR, Wyllie SG. Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil. Molecules. 2001; 6(2):87-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/60100087
Chicago/Turabian StyleCox, Sean D., Cindy M. Mann, Julie L. Markham, John E. Gustafson, John R. Warmington, and S. Grant Wyllie. 2001. "Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil" Molecules 6, no. 2: 87-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/60100087
APA StyleCox, S. D., Mann, C. M., Markham, J. L., Gustafson, J. E., Warmington, J. R., & Wyllie, S. G. (2001). Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil. Molecules, 6(2), 87-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/60100087