Antifungal properties of Singapore gorgonians: A preliminary study

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 121-130

  Koh, L L ^a   Tan, T K ^a   Chou, L M ^a   Goh, N K C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Deuteromycetous fungi; Gorgonians; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; REEF; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SINGAPORE;

ELLISELLIDAE; EUPLEXAURA; FUNGI; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA; JUNCEELLA; JUNCEELLA SP.; PLEXAURIDAE; SUBERGORGIA SUBEROSA; SUBERGORGIIDAE; UMBRACULUM;

EID: 0037125295     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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