Synergistic action of starch and honey against Aspergillus niger in correlation with Diastase Number

Mycoses

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 520-522

  Boukraâ, Laïd ^a   Benbarek, Hama ^b   Ahmed, Moussa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MASCARA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus; Honey; Starch; Synergy

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; STARCH;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HONEY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMYLASES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG SYNERGISM; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STARCH;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 53549133375     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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