Bioactive potential of seagrass bacteria against human bacterial pathogens

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-389

  Ravikumar, S ^a   Thajuddin, N ^b   Suganthi, P ^a   Jacob Lnbaneson, S ^a   Vinodkumar, T ^b  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant bacteria; Antimicrobial activity; Bioactive compounds; Sea grass; Symbiotic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAGRASS; SYMBIONT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYMODOCEA SERRULATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYRINGODIUM ISOETIFOLIUM;

EID: 77952784006     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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