Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels

Antimicrobial activity of wax and hexane extracts from Citrus spp. peels

Antibacterial and antifungal properties of wax and hexane extracts of Citrus spp. peels were tested using bioautographic and microdilution techniques against three plant pathogenic fungi (Penicillium digitatum, Curvularia sp., and Colletotrichum sp.), two human pathogens (Trichophyton mentagrophytes...

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Main Authors: Susana Johann, Vetúria Lopes de Oliveira, Moacir G Pizzolatti, Jan Schripsema, Raimundo Braz-Filho, Alexsandro Branco, Artur Smânia Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
polymethoxylated flavonoids
antibiosis
pathogens
fungi
bacteria
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