Antimicrobial activity of certain fresh water microalgae from Thamirabarani River, Tamil Nadu, South India

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Prakash, Justella Wilfred ^a   Johnson, Marimuthu ^b   Jeeva, Solomon ^c  

^a SCOTT CHRISTIAN COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^b ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

^c NESAMONY MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial activity; Bacteria; Fresh water algae; Lyngbya birgei; Microalgae; Oedogonium echinospermum; Oscillatoria sancta; Pathogens; Phytochemical; Spirogyra biformis; Spirogyra condensata; Spirogyra crassa; Spirogyra decimina; Spirogyra grantiana; Thamirabarani

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEXANE; LYNGBYA BIRGEI EXTRACT; METHANOL; OSCILLATORIA SANCTA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPIROGYRA CONDENSATA EXTRACT; SPIROGYRA CRASSA EXTRACT; SPIROGYRA DECIMINA EXTRACT; SPIROGYRA GRANTIANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDIA; LYNGBYA BIRGEI; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OEDOGONIUM ECHINOSPERMUM; OSCILLATORIA SANCTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SPIROGYRA CONDENSATA; SPIROGYRA CRASSA; SPIROGYRA DECIMINA; SPIROGYRA GRANTIANA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYNGBYA BIRGEI; OEDOGONIUM ECHINOSPERMUM; OSCILLATORIA SANCTA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SPIROGYRA; SPIROGYRA CONDENSATA; SPIROGYRA CRASSA; SPIROGYRA DECIMINA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84863414199     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60149-4     Document Type: Article

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