Inhibitory effect of essential oils against Trichosporon ovoides causing Piedra Hair Infection

Piedra, is an asymptomatic fungal infection of the hair shaft, resulting in the formation of nodules of different hardness on the infected hair. The infection also known as Trichomycosis nodularis is a superficial fungal infection arising from the pathogen being restricted to the stratum corneum wit...

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Main Authors: Seema Saxena, Veena Uniyal, R.P. Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400016