2018-08-092018-08-092003-10SOUZA, Lúcia K. H.; OLIVIERA, Cecília M. A. de; FERRI, Pedro H.; OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, Juldásio Galdino de; SOUZA JÚNIOR, Ary Henrique de; FERNANDES, Orionalda de Fátima Lisboa; SILVA, Maria do Rosario R. Antimicrobial activity of Hyiptis ovalifolia towards dermatophytes. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 98, n. 7, p. 963-965, Oct. 20030074-027e- 1678-8060http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/15564The essential oil and the aqueous, hexane and methanolic fractions from Hyptis ovalifolia leaves were evaluated for their antifungal activity in vitro against 60 strains of dermatophytes: 10 strains of Microsporum canis, 10 of M. gypseum, 20 of Trichophyton rubrum and 20 of T. mentagrophytes. The extracts inhibited growth of the dermatophytes tested at different concentrations. The most biologically active was the essential oil from the leaves which inhibited 57 isolates (95%) at a concentration of ≤ 500 μg/ml.engAcesso AbertoDermatophytesAntifungal activityHyptis ovalifoliaArtigo10.1590/S0074-02762003000700018