In vitro activity of conventional antifungal drugs and natural essences against the yeast-like alga Prototheca

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1312-1314

  Tortorano, Anna Maria ^a   Prigitano, Anna ^a   Dho, Giovanna ^a   Piccinini, Renata ^a   Daprà, Valentina ^a   Viviani, Maria Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bergamot oil; Bovine mastitis; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BERGAMOT OIL; CASPOFUNGIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; FRESH WATER; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; TEA TREE OIL; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CHLORELLA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; ITALY; MILK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; ITALY; MASTITIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; OILS, VOLATILE; PROTOTHECA; WATER;

EID: 44449123533     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn107     Document Type: Article

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