title: Comparison of the susceptibilities of clinical isolates of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to essential oils.
abstract: Here, a microdilution technique based on the M27-A2 protocol (NCCLS, 2002) was employed to compare the susceptibilities of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to essential oils extracted from plants used as spices. The chemical compositions of the essential oils were defined based on the analysis of retention indices obtained by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. Taken together, the results showed that the activity of the compounds against the two species was similar.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pozzatti
authors.forename: Erico Silva
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Loreto
authors.forename: Paulo Guilherme Markus
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Margareth Linde
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Athayde
authors.forename: Janio Morais
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Santurio
authors.forename: Sydney Hartz
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alves
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts