April 2017

Antimicrobial activity of Annona crassiflora Mart. against Candida albicans

This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract of Annona crassiflora Mart., against the fungus, Candida albicans present in the oral microbiota. The tests showed that the fractions of ethanol extract of the root bark and wood root of A. crassiflora showed a positive result. Of the strains studied, three showed sensitivity to 12 fractions and sub-fractions of A. crassiflora (66%). In the strains...

Author(s): Amaro de Mendonça Cavalcante,  Karlos Antonio Lisboa  Ribeiro Junior, Eulália Camelo Pessoa de Azevedo Ximenes, Zenaldo Porfirio Silva, José Ivo Limeira dos Reis and Antonio Euzebio Goulart de Santana

April 2017

Insecticidal activity of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. extracts on Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

The use of natural products with insecticidal action is a control method compatible with integrated pest management, since it reduces the impacts caused to human health and the environment. This study aimed to assess the effect of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae) leaf and seed aqueous extracts, on citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby). Citrus x latifolia Tanaka ex Q. Jiménez leaves infested with...

Author(s): Kleydejany Lima de Lemos, Raimunda Nonata Santos de Lemos, Fabíola Rodrigues Medeiros, Ester Azevedo da Silva, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Mesquita and José Ribamar Gusmão Araujo