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Susana Johann

Researcher at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Publications -  68
Citations -  1502

Susana Johann is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. The author has contributed to research in topics: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis & Candida albicans. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 61 publications receiving 1148 citations. Previous affiliations of Susana Johann include Oswaldo Cruz Foundation & Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Antifungal properties of plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine against clinically relevant fungal pathogens

TL;DR: Antifungal properties of extracts from eight Brazilian plants traditionally used in popular Brazilian medicine were tested against five clinically relevant Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Sporothrix schenckii.
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Antifungal activity of extracts of some plants used in Brazilian traditional medicine against the pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

TL;DR: Several plants employed in Brazilian traditional medicine were assayed on P. brasiliensis without evidence of cytotoxicity to macrophages to justify their investigation as a potential source of new chemical agents for the treatment of PCM.