Trichophyton species susceptibility to green and red propolis from Brazil

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-96

  Siqueira, A B S ^a,b   Gomes, B S ^b   Cambuim, I ^b   Maia, R ^c   Abreu, S ^d   Souza Motta, C M ^b   De Queiroz, L A ^b   Porto, A L F ^b,e  

^a R Mardônio de Albuquerque Nascimento ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Nectar Pharmaceutica Ltda   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Brazilian green propolis; Brazilian red propolis; Dermatophyte; Trichophyton sp

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY;

ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGALS; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; BRAZILIAN GREEN PROPOLIS; BRAZILIAN RED PROPOLIS; DERMATOPHYTE; IN-VITRO; ITRACONAZOLE; TRICHOPHYTON SP;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ITRACONAZOLE; PROPOLIS; TERBINAFINE;

ALCOHOLS; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI;

ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; TESTING METHOD;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 58149280252     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2008.02494.x     Document Type: Article

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