Antifungal activity of the lemongrass oil and citral against Candida spp.

Autor:	Cristiane de Bona da Silva, Sílvia S. Guterres, Vanessa Weisheimer, Elfrides E.S. Schapoval
Jazyk:	angličtina
Předmět:	lemongrass oil citral antifungal activity Candida spp Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Microbiology QR1-502
Zdroj:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 63-66
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-4391 1413-8670
DOI:	10.1590/S1413-86702008000100014
Popis:	Superficial mycoses of the skin are among the most common dermatological infections, and causative organisms include dermatophytic, yeasts, and non-dermatophytic filamentous fungi. The treatment is limited, for many reasons, and new drugs are necessary. Numerous essential oils have been tested for both in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity and some pose much potential as antifungal agents. By using disk diffusion assay, we evaluated the antifungal activity of lemongrass oil and citral against yeasts of Candida species (Candida albicans, C. glabrata, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis). This study showed that lemongrass oil and citral have a potent in vitro activity against Candida spp.
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