In vitro screening of antifungal activity of marine sponge extracts against five phytopathogenic fungi.
The aim of our research is the screening of extracts of marine sponges for their antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi. The in vitro screening of hydroalcoholic and organic extracts of ten marine sponges from Atlantic coast of Morocco against five phytopathogenic fungi (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-lycopersici, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris, Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium digitatum) showed that only two sponges (Haliclona viscosa and Cynachirella tarentina) are active against all phytopathogenic fungi studied.
Laboratoire Contrôle Qualité en Bio-Industrie et Molécules Bio-Actives, Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaib Doukkali, BP 20, El Jadida, 24000 Maroc ; Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté Polidisciplinaire de Taroudant, Taroudant, 82000 Maroc.
Belkassem
B
El Amraoui
Laboratoire Contrôle Qualité en Bio-Industrie et Molécules Bio-Actives, Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaib Doukkali, BP 20, El Jadida, 24000 Maroc.
Majida
M
El Wahidi
Laboratoire Contrôle Qualité en Bio-Industrie et Molécules Bio-Actives, Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaib Doukkali, BP 20, El Jadida, 24000 Maroc.
Aziz
A
Fassouane
Antifungal activity; Cynachirella; Haliclona; Marine sponges; Porifera