Inhibition of the development of microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) by extracts of marine algae from Brittany, France.
The inhibitory effects of aqueous, ethanolic and dichloromethane fractions from 16 marine algae from the Atlantic shores of North-East Brittany, France, have been investigated against microorganisms frequently associated with immersed surfaces. The extracts were tested in vitro against isolates of marine fungi, bacteria and yeasts potentially involved at different stages in the formation of biofilms in the sea. The high levels of inhibitory activity of nine extracts against marine fungi and Gram-positive bacteria and their apparent absence of toxicity against larvae of oysters and sea urchins suggests a potential for novel active ingredients.
Hellio
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Station de Biologie Marine, FRE 2125, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle-Collège de France, Concarneau. hellio@sb-roscoff.fr
Bremer
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Pons
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Le Gal
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Y
Bourgougnon
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D018441:Biofilms; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000502:physiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D010125:Ostreidae; D012617:Sea Urchins
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents