Effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of some potentially pathogenic Aspergillus species

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Carmo, Egberto Santos ^a   Lima, Edeltrudes De Oliveira ^a   De Souza, Evandro Leite ^a   De Sousa, Frederico Barbosa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus; Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume; Essential oil

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CINNAMOMUM VERUM;

EID: 42349084710     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000100021     Document Type: Article

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