Candida albicans


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Noun1.Candida albicans - a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vaginaCandida albicans - a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina
Monilia albicans
genus Candida - a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae
candida - any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
monilia disease, moniliasis - an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)
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Strains [mL.sup.-1]) [mL.sup.-1]) Candida albicans (ATCC 14053) 29.6 158.4 Candida albicans (ATCC 64546) 29.6 79.2 Candida krusei (ATCC 6258) 14.8 79.2 Candida albicans (LAC15) 29.6 158.4 Candida parapsilosis (LAC1) 29.6 79.2 Candida utilis (LAC2) 29.6 158.4 Candida kefyr (LAC4) 14.8 79.2 Candida albicans (LAC3) 14.8 158.4 Candida tropicalis (LAC6) 118.4 > 316.8 Candida albicans (LAC5) 14.8 79.2 Candida albicans (LAC13) 14.8 158.4 MIC MIC amB + amB Black tea ([micro]g.
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It was observed that extract of Cymbopogon citratus showed mean zone of inhibition of 6.87 +- 0.8 mm against Candida albicans. This observation compliments the study of Ewansiha et al15 in which, the mean zone of inhibition with methanol extract of Cymbopogon citratus against Candida albicans was 7.66 +-0.58 mm.
IN VITRO ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF ALOE VERA AND CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS AGAINST CANDIDA ALBICANS

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