• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.63-69
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• 1998

Twenty seven out of ca. 5,000 actinomycete strains, which were isolated from soil collected throughout the country, showed antibicrobial effects against fungai, Rhizopus stronifer (ATCC 6227a), Rhizoctonia solani (KCCM 11271) and yeast, Candida albicans (ATCC 10231). From these antifungal microorganisms, we further selected seven strains which seemed to produce insecticidal substances with in vivo test, using silkworm, Bombyx mori and beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua. Morphological and biochemical experiments revealed that three strains out of seven were Streptomyces. Further investigations on the physical and chemical properties of these antifungal and insecticidal substances are now in progress.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.141-146
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• 2021

This study aimed to explore whether photodynamic therapy using Radachlorin and diode laser is an effective inhibitor of Candida albicans. Suspensions of Candida albicans were obtained, inoculated in petri dishes with Radachlorin, and incubated for 30 min. Then, the laser light of a diode laser was irradiated at at energy densities of 3 J/cm², 5 J/cm², 7 J/cm². As a result, Candida albicans showed a killing rate of 91.5% at an energy density of 7 J/cm². This study found that photodynamic therapy using a Radachlorin and diode laser was effective for the inhibition of Candida albicans.