Candidacidal potential of licorice phenolic extract: emphasis on its mode of action
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Medicinal plants bave gained a special attention in the last years, due to its renowned health benefits, such
as antimicrobial effects [I]. In fact, several natural matrices bave been increasingly studied, namely for its
antifungal activity against opportunistic fungi [2,3]. Candida species, although commensa!
microorganisms, have caused severe organic dysfunctions to the host, once current antifungal agents have
lost their recognized efficiency [2]. So, numerous studies have been carried out focusing the mechanisms
of acquired drug-resistance by Candida species [
