Inactivation of Dermatophytes Causing Onychomycosis Using Non-Thermal Plasma as a Prerequisite for Therapy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plasma Source
2.2. Micromycete Strains
2.3. Exposure Arrangement
2.4. Evaluation
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lokajová, E.; Julák, J.; Khun, J.; Soušková, H.; Dobiáš, R.; Lux, J.; Scholtz, V. Inactivation of Dermatophytes Causing Onychomycosis Using Non-Thermal Plasma as a Prerequisite for Therapy. J. Fungi 2021, 7, 715. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090715
Lokajová E, Julák J, Khun J, Soušková H, Dobiáš R, Lux J, Scholtz V. Inactivation of Dermatophytes Causing Onychomycosis Using Non-Thermal Plasma as a Prerequisite for Therapy. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(9):715. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090715
Chicago/Turabian StyleLokajová, Eliška, Jaroslav Julák, Josef Khun, Hana Soušková, Radim Dobiáš, Jaroslav Lux, and Vladimír Scholtz. 2021. "Inactivation of Dermatophytes Causing Onychomycosis Using Non-Thermal Plasma as a Prerequisite for Therapy" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 9: 715. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7090715