Effectiveness of cymbopogon citratus l. essential oil to inhibit the growth of some filamentous fungi and yeasts

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Irkin, Reyhan ^a   Korukluoglu, Mihriban ^b  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antifungal effect; Essential oil; Lemon grass oil; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLUCONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HANSENULA ANOMALA; IN VITRO STUDY; METSCHNIKOWIA FRUCTICOLA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES UVARUM; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CYMBOPOGON; FUNGI; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; YEASTS;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA OLEOPHILA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; METSCHNIKOWIA FRUCTICOLA; PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTII; PICHIA ANOMALA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES UVARUM; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 64949152223     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0108     Document Type: Article

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