In vitro screening of some algal species in St. Paul's Bay, Palawan for antimicrobial activity

• Main Author: Pangilinan, Ma. Cecilia G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Marine algae > Microbiology; Anti-microbial agents; St Paul's Bay; Palawan; Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology; Marine Biology; Microbial Physiology; Organismal Biological Physiology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1450
• Institution: De La Salle University

Twelve species of algae collected from St. Paul's Bay, Palawan, were tested for the presence of antimicrobial activity using the paper disc agar diffusion method. The seaweed species studied belong to class Phaeophyceae, Chlorophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane and ether e...