Antibacterial activity of the marine ascidians Phallusia nigra and Herdmania pallida from the Tuticorin coast, India

Journal of Biological Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2008, Pages 171-179

  Jaffarali, Hajamohideen Abdul ^a   Tamilselvi, Madasamy ^b   Sivakumar, Velayudham ^c  

^a ISLAMIAH COLLEGE   (India)

^b VV Vanniaperumal College for Women   (India)

^c V O CHIDAMBARAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic activity; Ascidian; Bioactive compound; Ecology; Simple ascidians

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIA NIGRA; ASCIDIACEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERDMANIA (SEA SQUIRT); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI;

EID: 65349145377     PISSN: 1790045X     EISSN: 1790045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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