Inhibitory activity of thymol against the formation and viability of Candida albicans hyphae

Mycoses

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 502-506

  Braga, P C ^a   Alfieri, M ^a   Culici, M ^a   Dal Sasso, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Hyphae formation; Inhibition; Thymol; Viability

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL ENZYME; THYMOL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; HYPHAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; THYMOL;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 35349018464     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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