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Posted by Dr. Avnish Kumar on 09 May 2012 02:31:26 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	No
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	No
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

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The authors have not mentioned any thing about minimum inhibitory concentration. And have not discussed about novelty of their work in comparison to Syed et al 1989.
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Amdekar S, Singh V, Singh R, Dwivedi L, Sharma P, Goyal D, Kumar A. Antiinflammatory, antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties of Lactobacillus casei against Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli . WebmedCentral MICROBIOLOGY 2010;1(10):WMC00873
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How to cite: Kumar A .Antibacterial activity of essential oils of Seseli indicum[Review of the article 'Antibacterial activity of essential oils of Seseli indicum a wild weed of family Apiaceae ' by Tandon P].WebmedCentral 2012;3(5):WMCRW001788

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Posted by Dr. Gurpreet K Randhawa on 08 May 2012 04:23:08 AM GMT

1	Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category?	Yes
2	Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data?	Yes
3	Is this a new and original contribution?	Yes
4	Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic?	Yes
5	Are structure and length satisfactory?	Yes
6	Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience?	Yes
7	Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts?	No
8	Is the quality of the diction satisfactory?	Yes
9	Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable?	No
10	Are the references adequate and are they all necessary?	Yes
11	Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative?	Yes

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tables and figures mentioned under results section does not accompany or form a part of the pdf file. authors must see to this
Competing interests:
no
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No
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None
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12 years
How to cite: Randhawa G K.a hyphen inbetween words Seseli indicum and a wild... is required[Review of the article 'Antibacterial activity of essential oils of Seseli indicum a wild weed of family Apiaceae ' by Tandon P].WebmedCentral 2012;3(5):WMCRW001784

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