Production of chitosan from endolichenic fungi isolated from mangrove environment and its antagonistic activity

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-143

  Logesh, A R ^a   Thillaimaharani, K A ^a   Sharmila, K ^a   Kalaiselvam, M ^a   Raffi, S M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Endolichenic fungi; Mangrove lichens; Roccella montagnei

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; GLUCOSE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; DRUG EFFECTS; FUSARIUM; LICHEN (ORGANISM); METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOPUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; WETLAND;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; RHIZOPHORACEAE; ROCCELLA MONTAGNEI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHITOSAN; ENDOPHYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; LICHENS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOPUS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WETLANDS;

EID: 84858122890     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60208-6     Document Type: Article

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