Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic effects of a sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota, from the north coast of the Persian Gulf

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1401-1405

  Mohammadizadeh, Flora ^a   Ehsanpor, Maryam ^a   Afkhami, Majid ^a   Mokhlesi, Amin ^b   Khazaali, Aida ^a   Montazeri, Shohreh ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

antibacterial; antifungal; cytotoxic; Holothuria leucospilota; Persian Gulf

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANOL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 84880227091     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315412001889     Document Type: Article

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