Garlic (Allium sativum) as an anti-Candida agent: A comparison of the efficacy of fresh garlic and freeze-dried extracts

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 398-405

  Lemar, K M ^a   Turner, M P ^a   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

ALBICANS; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BROAD SPECTRUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRIED EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTI WELLS; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST EXTRACTS;

CANDIDA;

GARLIC EXTRACT; PEPTONE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE DRYING; GARLIC; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; SATIVUM;

EID: 0036904129     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01707.x     Document Type: Article

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