Unveiling the Antifungal Potential of Two Iberian Thyme Essential Oils: Effect on C. albicans Germ Tube and Preformed Biofilms

• Main Authors: Melissa Alves (Author), Maria José Gonçalves (Author), Mónica Zuzarte (Author), Jorge M. Alves-Silva (Author), Carlos Cavaleiro (Author), Maria Teresa Cruz (Author), Lígia Salgueiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fungal infections remain a burden worldwide, thus underpinning the need for effective new therapeutic approaches. In the present study, the antifungal effect of the essential oils of two thyme species, Thymus camphoratus and Thymus carnosus, used in traditional medicine in Portugal, as well as their...