Antimicrobial activity of plant extracts on Candida albicans: An in vitro study

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 401-405

  Doddanna, Sunitha Jagalur ^a   Patel, Shilpa ^b   Sundarrao, Madhusudan Astekar ^c   Veerabhadrappa, Ravindra Setru ^a  

^a TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MGM Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^c Pacific Dental College and Research Centre ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; antimicrobial activity; biological agents; Candida albicans; complementary therapies; phytotherapy; plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; IN VITRO STUDY; PLANT LEAF;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84884635528     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.118358     Document Type: Article

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