In vitro screening of antimicrobial activity of extracts of some macroalgae collected from Abu-Qir bay Alexandria, Egypt

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 7203-7208

  Osman, M E H ^a   Abushady, A M ^a   Elshobary, M E ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Extracts; Pathogenic microbes; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALGAL EXTRACT; METHANOL;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BROWN ALGA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; RED ALGA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEAWEED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOPHYTA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULVA FASCIATA;

EID: 78049472249     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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