The Mediterranean red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis has antifungal activity against Aspergillus species

Mycoses

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 516-519

  Genovese, Giuseppa ^a   Leitner, Sandra ^b   Minicante, Simona A ^c   Lass Flörl, Cornelia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal extract; Antifungal activity; Asparagopsis taxiformis

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BARCODING; EPIPHYTE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TIME; ITALY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RED ALGA; SEAWEED; TAXONOMY;

ALGAL EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CELL EXTRACTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RHODOPHYTA; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84881027866     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/myc.12065     Document Type: Article

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