Additive action of honey and starch against Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-311

  Boukraâ, Laïd ^a   Bouchegrane, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus; Candida; Honey; Starch

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; STARCH;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HONEY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 38349158985     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(07)70062-1     Document Type: Article

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