Surface alteration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by thymol and eugenol

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 454-458

  Bennis, S ^a   Chami, F ^a   Chami, N ^a   Bouchikhi, T ^b   Remmal, A ^a  

^a Faculté des Sciences   (Morocco)

^b Lab Vétérinaire   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Essential oils; Eugenol; Fungicidal activity; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FUNGICIDES; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; EUGENOL; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; PHENOLICS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SURFACE ALTERATION; THYMOL; YEAST CELL;

YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL; FUNGICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; THYMOL;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 2642514770     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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