Morphology and antifungal effect of nano-ZnO and nano-Pd-doped nano-ZnO against Aspergillus and Candida

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1413-1418

  Gondal, Mohammed A ^a   Alzahrani, Alhusain J ^b   Randhawa, Mohammad A ^b   Siddiqui, Mohammad N ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Candida; dermasel agar; MIC; Nano Pd doped nano ZnO; nano ZnO

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; ANTIFUNGAL EFFECT; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILUS NIGER; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA SPECIES; DERMASEL AGAR; MIC; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NANO-ZNO; PRECIPITATION METHODS; SERIAL DILUTIONS; STANDARD STRAIN; STOCK SOLUTIONS; XRD; XRD , TEM; ZNO;

ALGAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DECOMPOSITION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LOADING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; YEAST;

ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLE; PALLADIUM ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER SUPPLY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84861420990     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.672384     Document Type: Article

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