Resveratrol and its antifungal activity against Candida species

Mycoses

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-33

  Weber, K ^a   Schulz, B ^a   Ruhnke, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida; Resveratrol; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

RESVERATROL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STILBENES;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA DUBLINIENSIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS;

EID: 78649898184     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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