Antifungal activities of pelargonic and capric acid on Microsporum gypseum

Mycoses

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 109-112

  Chadeganipour, M ^a   Haims, A ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Capric acid; Fatty acids; Microsporum gypseum; Pelargonic acid

Indexed keywords

DECANOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; NONANOIC ACID;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DECANOIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM;

EID: 0034998202     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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