In vitro activity of Origanum vulgare essential oil against Candida species

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of the essential oil extracted from Origanum vulgare against sixteen Candida species isolates. Standard strains tested comprised C. albicans (ATCC strains 44858, 4053, 18804 and 3691), C. parapsilosis (ATCC 22019), C. krusei (ATCC 34135), C...

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Main Authors: Marlete Brum Cleff, Ana Raquel Meinerz, Melissa Xavier, Luiz Filipe Schuch, Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles, Maria Regina Alves Rodrigues, João Roberto Braga de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000100018