Antimicrobial activity of Piper arboreum and Piper tuberculatum (Piperaceae) against opportunistic yeasts

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2866-2870

  Regasini, Luis Octávio ^a   Cotinguiba, Fernando ^a   Morandim, Andreia De Araújo ^a   Kato, Massuo Jorge ^b   Scorzoni, Liliana ^a   Mendes Giannini, Maria José ^a   Bolzani, Vanderlan Da Silva ^a   Furlan, Maysa ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Candida; Cryptococcus neoformans; Piper arboreum; Piper tuberculatum; Piperaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PIPER ARBOREUM EXTRACT; PIPER TUBERCULATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PIPER ARBOREUM; PIPER TUBERCULATUM; PIPERACEAE; PLANT LEAF; YEAST;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; PIPER ARBOREUM; PIPER TUBERCULATUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 67650477446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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