Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University detail new studies and findings in the area of actinomycosis therapy

A new study, 'Quercetin in a lotus leaves extract may be responsible for antibacterial activity,' is now available. "In the course of a search for chemotherapeutic agents inhibiting suspected peridontitis bacteria, extracted and purified substances from lotus leaf were identified by antimicrobial activity tests with use of the broth micro-dilution methods on 96-microwell plate. The antimicrobial activity of extracts was tested against five microorganisms, namely: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4, Actinomyces viscosus 19246, Porphyromonas gingivalis 33277, Fusobacterium nucleatum 25586, and Actinomyces naeslundii wvl 45," scientists in Shanghai, People's Republic of China...

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