Antifungal activity of the honeybee products against Candida spp. and Trichosporon spp.

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 128-134

  Koç, Ayşe Nedret ^a   Silici, Sibel ^a   Kasap, Filiz ^a   Hörmet Öz, Hatice Tuna ^a   Mavus Buldu, Hikmet ^a   Ercal, Bariş Derya ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; fluconazole; pollen; propolis; royal jelly; Trichosporon spp.

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; HONEY EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROPOLIS; ROYAL JELLY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HONEY; HONEYBEE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG LAVAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NAIL; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM; TRICHOSPORON; URINE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEES; CANDIDA; FATTY ACIDS; HONEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPOLIS; TRICHOSPORON;

APIS MELLIFERA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 79952090890     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0296     Document Type: Article

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