Antifungal activity of Juniperus essential oils against dermatophyte, Aspergillus and Candida strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1333-1338

  Cavaleiro, C ^a   Pinto, E ^b   Goncalves M J ^a   Salgueiro, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus; Candida; Dermatophytes; Essential oil; Juniperus

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; ESSENTIAL OILS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS; ANTIFUNGALS; AROMATIC PLANTS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG LEADS; GC AND GC-MS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; Δ-3-CARENE;

ASPERGILLUS;

3 CARENE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; PINENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

DRUG; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; JUNIPERUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PORTUGAL;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS OXYCEDRUS; JUNIPERUS TURBINATA;

EID: 33646545344     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02862.x     Document Type: Article

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