In situ SEM, TEM and AFM studies of the antimicrobial activity of lemon grass oil in liquid and vapour phase against Candida albicans

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 797-805

  Tyagi, Amit Kumar ^a   Malik, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

AFM; Antimicrobial; Candida albicans; Essential oil; Lemon grass; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

AFM; ANTIMICROBIAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; LEMON GRASS; SEM; TEM;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DAMAGE DETECTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ESSENTIAL OILS; FRUITS; LIQUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; CYMBOPOGON; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYMBOPOGON; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT OILS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS;

EID: 77955927369     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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