Inhibitory effects of seaweed extracts on the growth of the vaginal bacterium Gardnerella vaginalis

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 537-541

  Ha, Yu Mi ^a   Choi, Jae Suk ^a   Lee, Bo Bae ^a   Moon, Hye Eun ^a   Cho, Kwang Keun ^b   Choi, In Soon ^a  

^a Silla University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Seaweed; Ulva pertusa

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; PATHOGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; SEAWEED;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; SEAWEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEAWEED; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84901593924     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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