Mixtures of natural and synthetic antifungal agents

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 571, Issue , 2005, Pages 261-286

  López Malo, Aurelio ^a   Palou, Enrique ^a   León Cruz, Reyna ^a   Alzamora, Stella M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARVACROL; EUGENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SORBATE POTASSIUM; THYMOL; VANILLIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FUNGUS GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SAFETY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644831385     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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