In vitro antifungal activity of Satureja Khuzestanica Jamzad against Cryptococcus neoformans

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 880-882

  Zarrin, Majid ^a   Amirrajab, Nasrin ^a   Nejad, Batool Sadeghi ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Crptococcus neoformans; Satureja Khuzestanica

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959369871     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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