Synergistic action of starch and honey against Candida albicans in correlation with diastase number

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-43

  Boukraa, Laïd ^a   Benbarek, Hama ^a   Moussa, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Candida albicans; Diastase number; Honey; Starch

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 42449113409     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000100010     Document Type: Article

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