Antibiofilm activity of certain phytocompounds and their synergy with fluconazole against Candida albicans biofilms

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 618-621

  Khan, Mohd Sajjad Ahmad ^a   Ahmad, Iqbal ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cinnamaldehyde; Eugenol; Scanning electron microscopy; XTT reduction assay

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CITRAL; FLUCONAZOLE; GERANIOL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ACROLEIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; EUGENOL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT EXTRACTS; STAINING AND LABELING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 84863401432     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr512     Document Type: Article

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