Antifungal activities of propolis collected by different races of honeybees against yeasts isolated from patients with superficial mycoses

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Silici, Sibel ^a   Koç, Nedret A ^a   Ayangil, Demet ^a   Çankaya, Soner ^b  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Apis mellifera L.; Propolis; Superficial mycoses

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; PROPOLIS;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEE EXTRACT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; DILUTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; RHODOTORULA; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

EID: 25444464395     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FPE05002X     Document Type: Article

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