Antifungal activity of essential oil from Oliveria decumbens Vent and its synergy with amphotricin B

International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-28

  Mahboubi, M ^a   Feizabadi, M M ^b  

^a Barij Essence Pharmaceutical Industry ^*  (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amphotricin B; Antifungal agents; Aspergillus; C. albicans; Essential oil; Oliveria decumbens

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; OLIVERIA DECUMBENS OIL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APIALES; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG POTENTIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OLIVERIA DECUMBENS;

EID: 46349097562     PISSN: 19614209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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