A comparison between the effects of three algal extracts against pathogenic bacteria

L. Jeyanthi Rebecca, V. Dhanal

Abstract

Marine algae of late has been targetted for the analysis of various compounds of pharmaceutical significance. In the present paper we highlight the effects of three species of marine algae collected from the Tamil Nadu coast on the various pathogenic bacteria. All the three species studied, exhibited activity against Pseudomonas fluorescens though neither of them showed activity against Escherichia coli.