Mycobiology.  2007 Dec;35(4):241-243.

Antifungal Activity of Clove Essential Oil and its Volatile Vapour Against Dermatophytic Fungi

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  • 1Division of Cell Biology, Konyang Medical School, Daejeon City, Korea. hychee@konyang.ac.kr

Abstract

Antifungal activities of clove essential oil and its volatile vapour against dermatophytic fungi including Candida albicans, Epidermophyton floccosum. Microsporum audouinii, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Trichophyton rubrum were investigated. Both clove essential oil and its volatile vapour strongly inhibit spore germination and mycelial growth of the dermatophytic fungi tested. The volatile vapour of clove essential oil showed fungistatic activity whereas direct application of clove essential oil showed fungicidal activity.

Keyword

Antifungal activity; Clove oil; Dermatophytic fungi; Volatile vapour

MeSH Terms

Candida albicans
Clove Oil
Epidermophyton
Syzygium*
Fungi*
Germination
Microsporum
Spores
Trichophyton
Clove Oil
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