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Addition of the essential oil ofHyssopus officinalis to the culture medium ofAspergillus fumigatus induced alterations in both growth and lipid composition of this mould. Total lipids and sterols were reduced, whereas total phospholipids were increased. There were alterations in the proportions of fatty acids, neutral lipid and phospholipid fractions.
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Ghfir, B., Fonvieille, J.L., Koulali, Y. et al. Effect of essential oil ofHyssopus officinalis on the lipid composition ofAspergillus fumigatus . Mycopathologia 126, 163–167 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103770
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