Eugenol Induces Phenotypic Alterations and Increases the Oxidative Burst in Cryptococcus
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Eugenol Induces Phenotypic Alterations and Increases the Oxidative Burst in Cryptococcus
Eugenol is a phenolic compound and the main constituent of the essential oil of clove India. Although there are reports of some pharmacological effects of eugenol, this study is the first that proposes to evaluate the antifungal effects of this phenol against both Cryptococcus gattii and C. neoformans cells. The effect of eugenol against yeast cells was analyzed for drug susceptibility, alterat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02419