title: [Antimicrobial activity of various algae of the Panamanian Atlantic coast].
abstract: The methanolic extracts in 5 of 7 alagae from the Atlantic coast of Panama: Caulerpa racemosa, Halimeda opuntia, Gelidiela acerosa, Laurencia papillosa y Acanthophora spicifera, showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis in a concentration of 50 mg/ml by the cylinder plate method. None of the algae studies showed activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The content of agar in Acanthophora spicifera was found to be the highest (33.5%) of all the species studied.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigaciones Farmacognósticas (FLORPAN) de la Universidad de Panamá.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Solis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palacios
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D056890:Eukaryota; D010176:Panama; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts