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An acetone extract of the moss Pleurochaete squarrosa was tested again
st eleven bacterial strains, some of which are pathogenous for man. Th
e extract was active on some Gram-negative strains. Antibacterial acti
vity of the extract, expressed as MICs, was compared with three refere
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