Antifungal activity of commercial ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Brazilian propolis against Candida spp.

Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas Basica e Aplicada

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-263

  Dias, S M D ^a   Gomes, R T ^a   Santiago, W K ^a   Paula, A M B ^a   Cortes M E ^a   Santos, Vagner Rodrigues ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Brazilian propolis; Candida spp.; Ethanolic extract

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NYSTATIN; PROPOLIS;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; STOMATITIS; THRUSH;

EID: 50049084693     PISSN: 18084532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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