A transmission electron microscopy study of the diversity of Candida albicans cells induced by Euphorbia hirta L. leaf extract in vitro

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-22

  Basma, Abu Arra ^a   Zuraini, Zakaria ^a   Sasidharan, Sreenivasan ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anticandidal agent; Candida albicans; Euphorbia hirta L.; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFICACY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST CELL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; EUPHORBIA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; EUPHORBIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 83055182144     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60062-2     Document Type: Article

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