Antimicrobial activity of extracts of the lichen Parmelia sulcata and its salazinic acid constituent

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 619-621

  Candan, Mehmet ^a   Yilmaz, Meral ^a   Tay, Turgay ^a   Erdem, Murat ^a   Türk, Ayşen Özdemir ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Parmelia sulcata; Salazinic acid

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNGI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PARMELIA SULCATA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 34548654382     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-7-827     Document Type: Article

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