Dynamics of antibacterial activity in three species of Caribbean marine algae as a function of habitat and life history

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 326-327, Issue , 1996, Pages 457-462

  Robles Centeno, Pedro O ^a   Ballantine, David L ^a   Gerwick, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial activity; Caribbean; seaweed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029803337     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00047846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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