Inhibitory effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (Lauraceae) essential oil and beta-pinene on the growth of dematiaceous moulds Efeito inibitório do óleo essencial de Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume (Lauraceae) e beta-pineno sobre o crescimento de fungos dematiáceos

Dematiaceous moulds are pathogen microorganisms able to act as etiological agents of mycoses with different degrees of severity. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume essential oil and beta-pinene in inhibiting the growth of various strains of dematiaceous moulds (Alt...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Pessoa Moreira, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima, Evandro Leite de Souza, Monique Araújo Van Dingenen, Vinícius Nogueira Trajano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000100008