An increasing human population necessitates more food production, yet current techniques
in agriculture, such as chemical pesticide use, have negative impacts on the ecosystems …

Marine macroalgae are plant-like organisms with simple internal structures that generally
live in coastal areas. They mainly include different communities of red, brown and green …

Extracts from 44 species of seaweed from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) were
screened for the production of antibacterial and antifungal compounds against a panel of …

Oral administration of crude fucoidan (CF) extracted from Sargassum polycystum can reduce
the impact of White Spot Syndrome virus (WSSV) infection in Penaeus monodon. Crude …

The antibacterial and antifungal activity of 82 marine macroalgae (18 Chlorophyceae, 25
Phaeophyceae and 39 Rhodophyceae) was studied to evaluate their potential for being …

Emergence of microbial disease in aquaculture industries implies serious financial lose.
Usage of commercial antibiotics for disease treatment produces undesirable side effects …

The in vitro antibacterial activities of seaweeds belong to Chlorophyceae (Caulerpa
racemosa and Ulva lactuca), Rhodophyceae (Gracillaria folifera and Hypneme muciformis) …

Between 1974 and 1981, scientists at the Roche Research Institute of Marine Pharmacology
(RRIMP) in Dee Why (Sydney, Australia) carried out an intensive study of biologically active …

Algae have been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and as source of
medicine. Nowadays seaweeds represent an unlimited source of the raw materials used in …

Screening of antibacterial activity in marine green and brown macroalgae from the coast of
Morocco Page 1 African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (7), pp. 1258-1262, 6 April, 2009 …