Anticandidal and antidermatophytic activity of Cinnamomum species essential oils

Cytobios

Volumn 1999, Issue 387, 1999, Pages 17-23

  Mastura, M ^a   Nor Azah, M A ^a   Khozirah, S ^a   Mawardi, R ^b   Abd Manaf, A ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candida; Cinnamomum; Dermatophytes; Essential oils

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTHRODERMA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEUTEROMYCETES; DRUG EFFECT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSPORUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0032619444     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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