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Chemical composition and antimycotic activity of six essential oils (cumin, fennel, manuka, sweet orange, cedar and juniper) against different Candida spp.

Bona ElisaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Arrais AldoDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Gema LudovicaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Perotti VivianaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Birti DeboraDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Massa NadiaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Novello GiorgiaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Gamalero ElisaDipartimento di Scienze ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Alessandria, Italy
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Pages 4600-4605 | Received 06 Aug 2019, Accepted 10 Nov 2019, Published online: 29 Nov 2019

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