Antifungal activity of Morinda citrifolia fruit extract against Candida albicans

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 394-398

  Jainkittivong, Aree ^a   Butsarakamruha, Tassanee ^b   Langlais, Robert P ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Nongchok Hospital   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORINDA; MYCOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORINDA; MYCOLOGY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69049084503     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.05.044     Document Type: Article

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