Antifungal activity of Ocimum gratissimum towards dermatophytes

Mycoses

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-175

  Silva, M R R ^a,b   Oliveira Jr , J G ^a   Fernandes, O F L ^a   Passos, X S ^a   Costa, C R ^a   Souza, L K H ^a   Lemos, J A ^a   Paula, J R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Dermatophytes; Ocimum gratissimum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; HEXANE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BRAZIL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; OCIMUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 17844410944     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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