Nazlı BILGIN, Mayram HACIOGLU, Cagla BOZKURT, Berna ERDAL, Sirri KAR

In-vitro anticandidial efficacy of tick egg wax from Hyalomma marginatum, Rhipicephalus bursa and Dermacentor marginatus

Objective: In the previous studies, the antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral efficacy of the tick egg wax-coating of certain tick species were

Keywords:

Antifungals, tick egg wax, Rhipicephalus bursa, Candida,

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