Antifungal activity of silver nanoparticles obtained by green synthesis;Atividade antifúngica de nanopartículas de prata obtidas por síntese verde

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-167

  Mallmann, Eduardo José J ^a   Cunha, Francisco Afrânio ^a   Castro, Bruno N M F ^a   Maciel, Auberson Martins ^a   Menezes, Everardo Albuquerque ^a   Fechine, Pierre Basílio Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida spp; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; DIFFUSION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SILVER;

EID: 84928736237     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652015000200011     Document Type: Article

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