Effects of Vernonia cinerea Less methanol extract on growth and morphogenesis of Candida albicans

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 543-549

  Yoga Latha, L ^a   Darah, I ^a   Jain, K ^a   Sasidharan, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antiyeast activity; Candida albicans; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; Vernonia cinerea

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA CINEREA EXTRACT; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL STRUCTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISK DIFFUSION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERNONIA CINEREA; YEAST CELL; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERNONIA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; METHANOL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MORPHOGENESIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; VERNONIA;

EID: 79961016117     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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