Antifungal and antibacterial activity of seven traditionally used South African plant species active against Candida albicans

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-684

  Shai, L J ^a   McGaw, L J ^a   Masoko, P ^a   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Bioautography; Candida albicans; Curtisia dentata; Extracts; Terminalia

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CURTISIA DENTATA; CUSSONIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; KIGELIA AFRICANA; MICROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA PHANEROPHLEBIA; TERMINALIA SAMBESIACA; TRICHILIA EMETICA; VEPRIS;

EID: 53049084774     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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