| in vitro survival of human pathogenic fungi in hawaiian beach sand. | in vitro studies utilizing 4 pathogenic fungi, trichosporon cutaneum, candida albicans, microsporum gypseum and trichophyton mentagrophytes, all known from hawaiian beaches, indicate that they survive in the fluctuating beach habitat where they can serve as potential sources of infection for significant periods of time. survival was measured by testing the viability of propagules at intervals for 6 months. all species survived 6 months under 1 or more experimental conditions. survival patterns s ... | 1979 | 375438 |
| pathogenic and potentially pathogenic fungi isolated from beach sands and selected soils of oahu, hawaii. | | 1969 | 5818099 |
| anti-microbial activity and anti-complement activity of extracts obtained from selected hawaiian medicinal plants. | selected plants having a history of use in polynesian traditional medicine for the treatment of infectious disease were investigated for anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity in vitro. extracts from scaevola sericea, psychotria hawaiiensis, pipturus albidus and eugenia malaccensis showed selective anti-viral activity against herpes simplex virus-1 and 2 and vesicular stomatitis virus. aleurites moluccana extracts showed anti-bacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus and pseu ... | 1995 | 8786654 |