Antifungal activity of Myrtus communis against Malassezia sp. isolated from the skin of patients with pityriasis versicolor
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2017
Short description:
Antifungal activity of Myrtus communis against Malassezia sp. isolated from the skin of patients with pityriasis versicolor / Barac, Aleksandra; Donadu, Matthew; Usai, Donatella; Spiric, Vesna Tomic; Mazzarello, Vittorio; Zanetti, Stefania; Nikolic, Ema; Stevanovic, Goran; Popovic, Natasa; Rubino, Salvatore. - In: INFECTION. - ISSN 0300-8126. - 46:2(2017), pp. 1-5. [10.1007/s15010-017-1102-4]
abstract:
The increasing incidence of fungal infections and antifungal resistance has prompted the search for novel antifungal drugs and alternative agents. We explored the antifungal activity of Myrtus communis essential oil (EO) against Malassezia sp. isolated from the skin of patients with pityriasis versicolor. These broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities of M. communis EO and its potent inhibiting activity on Malassezia growth deserve further research with aim to considerate this EO as candidate for topical use in treatment of skin diseases.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Antifungal activity; Essential oil; Malassezia; Myrtus communis; Pityriasis versicolor; Microbiology (medical); Infectious Diseases
List of contributors:
Barac, Aleksandra; Donadu, Matthew; Usai, Donatella; Spiric, Vesna Tomic; Mazzarello, Vittorio; Zanetti, Stefania; Nikolic, Ema; Stevanovic, Goran; Popovic, Natasa; Rubino, Salvatore
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