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 |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Antibacterial activity; aqueous extract; macroalgae; southwest coast; India |
| Subjects: | Algae > Seaweed |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Cochin > Biodiversity CMFRI-Vizhinjam |
| ID Code: | 8737 |
| Deposited By: | Arun Surendran |
| Deposited On: | 13 Oct 2011 13:43 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2012 11:28 |
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