Effect of neem extract against the bacteria isolated from marine fish

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 409-412

  Dhayanithi, N B ^a   Kumar, T T Ajith ^a   Kathiresan, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Crude extract; Marine ornamental fishes; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CAPTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ETHANOL; INFECTIVITY; INHIBITION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METHANOL; NEEM; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PATHOGEN; PERCIFORM; PRICE DYNAMICS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMPHIPRION PERCULA; AMPHIPRION SEBAE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PISCES; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PROTEUS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP.; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 77954589756     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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