Candida albicans forms oral biofilms that cause disease and are difficult to treat with
conventional antifungal agents. Tea tree oil (TTO) is a natural compound with reported …

Candida infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised
patients. The increase in its incidence has been associated with resistance to antimicrobial …

Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) is the principal etiologic agent in the occurrence of
human dental caries and the formation of biofilms on the surface of teeth. Tea tree oil (TTO) …

Management of oral candidosis, most frequently caused by Candida albicans, is limited due
to the relatively low number of antifungal drugs and the emergence of antifungal tolerance …

Candida albicans is one of the most common fungal pathogens, and causes systemic and
invasive infections in humans. C. albicans biofilms are composed of yeast and hyphal and …

Role of biofilm in disease development and enhance tolerance to antifungal drugs among
Candida species has necessitated search for new anti-fungal treatment strategy …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral
cavity which usually occurs in the immunocompromised individuals. Candida albicans (C …

Background Emergence of drug-resistant strains of Candida and inefficiency of conventional
antifungal therapy has necessitated the search for alternative and new antifungal agents …

Fungal infections remain a burden worldwide, thus underpinning the need for effective new
therapeutic approaches. In the present study, the antifungal effect of the essential oils of two …

A tea tree oil (TTO) preparation of defined chemical composition was studied, using a
microbroth method, for its in vitro activity against 115 isolates of Candida albicans, other …