Screening of antibacterial and antifungal activity of freshwater and marine algae as a prominent natural antibiotic available in Bangladesh

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 828-833

  Chowdhury, Mohammed Mehadi Hassan ^a   Kubra, Khadizatul ^a   Hossain, Mohammad Belal ^a   Mustafa, M Golam ^a   Jainab, Tahsina ^b   Karim, M Reazul ^c   Mehedy, M Elias ^c  

^a NOAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Algae; Antimicrobial activity; Disc diffusion; Resistant; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALGAL EXTRACT; AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ALGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; SPIROGYRA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULVA;

EID: 84942094236     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.828.833     Document Type: Article

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