Anticandidial activity of some essential oils of a mega biodiversity hotspot in India

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-124

  Dutta, B K ^a   Karmakar, S ^a   Naglot, A ^a   Aich, J C ^a   Begam, M ^a  

^a Defence R D Organization   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Candida albicans; Essential oils; Least significance difference; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS OIL; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA OIL; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCALYPTUS OIL; LEMON OIL; MICONAZOLE; TAGATES PETULA OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EUCALYPTUS CITRIODORA; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; LEMON; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAGETES PETULA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIODIVERSITY; CANDIDA; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CITRUS; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYMBOPOGON; EUCALYPTUS; INDIA; MICONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYRTACEAE; OILS, VOLATILE; TAGETES;

CALLISTEMON LANCEOLATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CITRUS LIMON; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; TAGETES PATULA;

EID: 33847003359     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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