Dysregulation of ion homeostasis by antifungal agents

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Yongqiang ^a   Muend, Sabina ^a   Rao, Rajini ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Calcium burst; Candida albicans; Carvacrol; pH; Plant essential oils; Terpenoid phenol; Vacuole

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875651676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00133     Document Type: Short Survey

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