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SUBMITTER: Meneguetti BT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5223440 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meneguetti Beatriz T BT Machado Leandro Dos Santos LD Oshiro Karen G N KG Nogueira Micaella L ML Carvalho Cristiano M E CM Franco Octávio L OL
Frontiers in microbiology 20170110
Bacterial resistance is a major threat to plant crops, animals and human health, and over the years this situation has increasingly spread worldwide. Due to their many bioactive compounds, plants are promising sources of antimicrobial compounds that can potentially be used in the treatment of infections caused by microorganisms. As well as stem, flowers and leaves, fruits have an efficient defense mechanism against pests and pathogens, besides presenting nutritional and functional properties due ...[more]