Screening of a marine algal extract for antifungal activities

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1308, Issue , 2015, Pages 411-420

  Lopes, Graciliana ^a   Andrade, Paula B ^a   Valentão, Patrícia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Algae; Antifungal; Micromethod; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Minimum lethal concentration (MLC); Phlorotannins

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BROWN ALGA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG SCREENING; LC50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PICHIA KUDRIAVZEVII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; YEAST; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNGUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MYCOSES; PROCEDURES;

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOSES; PHAEOPHYTA; TANNINS;

EID: 84933565096     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2684-8_26     Document Type: Article

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