Antifungal activity of the clove essential oil from Syzygium aromaticum on Candida, Aspergillus and dermatophyte species

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1454-1462

  Pinto, Eugénia ^a   Vale Silva, Luís ^a   Cavaleiro, Carlos ^b   Salgueiro, Lígia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOVE OIL; ERGOSTEROL; EUGENOL; FLUCONAZOLE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG MECHANISM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CLOVE OIL; DERMATOMYCOSES; ERGOSTEROL; EUGENIA; EUGENOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE;

EID: 70350516484     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.010538-0     Document Type: Article

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