Antibacterial Activity of Freshwater Green Algae
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Planta Medica
- Vol. 36 (08) , 375-378
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1097284
Abstract
Ethanol extracts of 24 species of green algae were assayed for activity against growth of bacteria. Fourteen algae exhibited significant inhibitory activity against either Staphylococcus aureus or Bacillus subtilis, or both. No extract was inhibitory to Escherichia coli.Keywords
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