Antifungal activity of some medicinal plant extracts against Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 597, Issue , 2004, Pages 217-221

  Thirach, S ^a   Tragoolpua, K ^a   Punjaisee, S ^a   Jatisatienr, C ^a   Khamwan, C ^b   Kunyanone, N ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Chiang Rai Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

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EID: 84879656943     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.597.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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