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Bioimpacts. 2016;6(4): 219-223. doi: 10.15171/bi.2016.29
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Short Communication

Lactobacillus species mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity against opportunistic pathogens in vitro

Inna Garmasheva 1 * , Nadezhda Kovalenko 1, Sergey Voychuk 1, Andriy Ostapchuk 2, Olena Livins’ka 1, Ljubov Oleschenko 1

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