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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts from stem and seeds of Peganum Harmala L. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273538. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273538
Published: August 31, 2022
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