In Vitro activity of Origanum vulgare essential oil against Candida species

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-123

  Cleff, Marlete Brum ^a   Meinerz, Ana Raquel ^a   Xavier, Melissa ^b   Schuch, Luiz Filipe ^b   Meireles, Mário Carlos Araújo ^b   Rodrigues, Maria Regina Alves ^c   de Mello, João Roberto Braga ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Candida; Essential oil; In vitro; Origanum vulgare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CEBUS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 71049133457     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000100018     Document Type: Article

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