Antifungal activity of Zataria multiflora, Pelargonium graveolens and Cuminum cyminum essential oils towards three species of Malassezia isolated from patients with pityriasis versicolor

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-91

  Naeini, A R ^a   Nazeri, M ^b   Shokri, H ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Cuminum cyminum; Essential oil; Malassezia; Pelargonium graveolens; Zataria multiflora

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARVACROL; CINEOLE; CITRONELLOL; CUMINUM CYMINUM ESSENTIAL OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; KETOCONAZOLE; LIMONENE; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS ESSENTIAL OIL; PINENE; THYMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMIN; DISK DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MALASSEZIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

CUMINUM CYMINUM; MALASSEZIA; PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 79958795230     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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