Antimicrobial activity of <i>Buchenavia tetraphylla</i> against <i>Candida albicans</i> strains isolated from vaginal secretions

José Robson Neves Cavalcanti Filho, Tiago Fonseca Silva, Woah Queiroz Nobre, Larissa Isabela Oliveira de Souza, Cristiane Santos Silva e Silva Figueiredo, Regina Célia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo, Norma Buarque de Gusmão, Márcia Vanusa Silva, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia

Pharmaceutical Biology · 2017 · 18 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Buchenavia tetraphylla methanolic extract (BTME) is a great source of antimicrobial compounds that are able to enhance the action of fluconazole against different C. albicans strains; this action seems related to inhibition of cell division.

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