Antifungal activity of selected essential oils, cinnamaldehyde and carvacrol against malassezia furfur and candida albicans

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 119-129

  Ferhout, Hicham ^a   Bohatier, Jacques ^a   Guillot, Jean ^a   Chalchat, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida albicans; Carvacrol; Cinnamaldehyde; Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Dilution neutralization method; Fungal sensitivity; Growth kinetic; Malassezia furfur; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000537392     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.1999.9701086     Document Type: Article

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