Antifungal activity of wood vinegar substrates against Candida albicans AND trichophyton mentagrophytes / by Clarette Maia C. Aleño.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite: Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2013.Description: xi, 70 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
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- 579.3 Al2 2013
- College of Nursing
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Theses (BS Medical Technology) Cavite State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Nursing
ALENO, CLARETTE MAIA C., ANDAL, JAYCEL ANNE A., and PONIENTE, FLORENCE MARIE L., "Antifungal Activity of Wood Vinegar Substrates against Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes." An Undergraduate Thesis, BS Medical Technology, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. August 2012. Adviser: Dr. Adelaida E. Sangalang.
The antifungal activity of four wood vinegar substrates was tested against two fungi, namely: Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes using agar well diffusion method. The substrates were acapulco leaves, madre de cacao leaves, bamboo stem and banana peel. The inhibitory effect of the substrates was evaluated by measuring the zone of inhibition after 24 hours and 48 hours incubation for Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes, respectively. Results revealed that wood vinegar substrates contained fungicidal effectivity inhibiting the growth of the test pathogens. Bamboo stem substrate greatly inhibited the growth of Candida albicans and Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and was therefore the most effective. When substrates were used at different concentrations (20%, 40%, 60% and 80%), results showed that the minimum inhibitory concentration against C albicans when using bamboo stem was 40 percent. The 20 percent concentration appeared to be the minimum concentration that caned inhibit T. mentagrophytes using madre de cacao leaves substrates. Sixty percent was the minimum inhibitory concentration when using the banana peel and bamboo stem substrates. Acapulco leaves substrate was not applicable for treating diseases in diluted form. Trichophyton mentagrophytes showed susceptibility both to the fungicide and substrates, but had a higher zone of inhibition in the substrates than in the fungicide. For C. albicans the zone of inhibition was less in the substrate than in the fungicide. The results indicate that the substrate, in which the test fungi are greatly inhibited, can be used as an alternative for the commercial fungicide used in the study.
Submitted to the University Library 08/04/2020 T-4892