Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract from selected macroalgae of southwest coast of India

Christabell, Jonsy and Lipton, A P and Aishwarya, M S and Sarika, A R and Udayakumar, A (2011) Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract from selected macroalgae of southwest coast of India. Seaweed Research Utilization, 33 (1 & 2). pp. 67-75.

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Abstract

Aqueous extract of seven species of marine macroalgae were screened for their antimicrobial potency against ten pathogenic bacterial strains. Ulva fasciata, Gracilaria corticata, Sargassum wightii and Padina tetrastromatica showed significantly higher activity against 70% of the tested bacterial isolates. The maximum zone of inhibition was noted for the red alga G.corticata against Proteus mirabilis (17mm) and brown alga P. tetrastromatica against the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio harveyi (15mm). The general trend of inhibitory activity was higher towards Gram negative bacteria.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Antibacterial activity; aqueous extract; macroalgae; southwest coast; India
Subjects:	Algae > Seaweed
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biodiversity Division CMFRI-Vizhinjam
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2011 08:13
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2015 15:51
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/8737

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