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

ETHOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Thymbra capitata essential oil is traditionally
considered to exhibit powerful antiseptic properties, thus being used to treat cutaneous …

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 …

Fungi from the genus Candida are very important human and animal pathogens. Many
strains can produce biofilms, which inhibit the activity of antifungal drugs and increase the …

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 …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Oils of Cymbopogon citratus and Syzygium
aromaticum have been used in traditional medicine to treat fungal infections of skin, mouth …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) essential oil has been
widely used as a traditional medicine and is well known for antimicrobial properties …

Candida albicans is the causative agent of fatal systemic candidiasis. Due to limitations of
antifungals, new drugs are needed. The anti-virulence effect of plant essential oils (EOs) …

Candida albicans has a high propensity to develop biofilms that are resistant to traditional
antifungal agents. Thymol is credited with a series of pharmacological properties including …

The inhibitory effect of 30 plant oils was evaluated against biofilm forming Candida albicans
strain (CA I) isolated from clinical samples, which was sensitive to 4 µg/ml of fluconazole …