Antimicrobial activity of extracts from selected southern African marine macroalgae

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 328-332

  Vlachos, V ^a   Critchley, A T ^a   Von Holy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL DEFENCES; MACROALGAE; MICROORGANISMS; MOULD; SEAWEED EXTRACT; SECONDARY METABOLITES; YEAST;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA;

ALGAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; ZONARIA SUBARTICULATA;

EID: 0030665310     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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