Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil on germ tube formation by Candida albicans isolated from denture wearers


Autoria(s): Gauch,Lurdete Maria Rocha; Silveira-Gomes,Fabíola; Esteves,Renata Antunes; Pedrosa,Simone Soares; Gurgel,Ely Simone Cajueiro; Arruda,Alberto Cardoso; Marques-da-Silva,Silvia Helena
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01/06/2014

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Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil on germ tube formation by Candida albicans isolated from denture wearers. Methods Ten C. albicans isolates recovered from denture wearers were tested using 10% fetal bovine serum with or without 4% R. officinalis essential oil. Results The essential oil from R. officinalis completely inhibited germ tube formation in the investigated C. albicans isolates. Conclusions The results demonstrate that the essential oil of R. officinalis modulates C. albicans pathogenicity through its primary virulence factor (i.e., germ tube formation was suppressed).

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000300389

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.47 n.3 2014

Palavras-Chave #Candida albicans #Germ Tube #Rosmarinus officinalis
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journal article