Effects of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt ex Bor essential oil on the growth and morphogenesis of Trichophyton mentagrophytes

• Main Authors: Fillipe de Oliveira Pereira (Author), Paulo Alves Wanderley (Author), Fernando Antônio Cavalcanti Viana (Author), Rita Baltazar de Lima (Author), Frederico Barbosa de Sousa (Author), Sócrates Golzio dos Santos (Author), Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes is a fungus causative agent of dermatophytosis, affecting humans worldwide. This has driven the search for products for the treatment of these infections. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal activity of the Cymbopogon winterianus essential...