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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012, Article ID 825362, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/825362
Research Article

Antibacterial Activity of Myristica fragrans against Oral Pathogens

Zaleha Shafiei,1 Nadia Najwa Shuhairi,1 Nordiyana Md Fazly Shah Yap,1 Carrie-Anne Harry Sibungkil,1 and Jalifah Latip2

1Department of Clinical Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Received 22 May 2012; Revised 17 July 2012; Accepted 18 July 2012

Academic Editor: Victor Kuete

Copyright © 2012 Zaleha Shafiei et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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