Antimicrobial activity of Trichodesmium erythraeum (Ehr) (microalga) from South East coast of Tamil Nadu, India

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-170

  Thillairajasekar, Kasinathan ^a   Duraipandiyan, Veeramuthu ^b   Perumal, Pachiappan ^a,b   Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Trichodesmium erythraeum

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; HEXANE; NATURAL PRODUCT; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; INDIA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROALGA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SOLVENT EFFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON SIMII;

ARTHRODERMA SIMII; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; ERWINIA; FUNGI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCOPULARIOPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM;

EID: 67649515648     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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