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| Cortés,Yurima; Hormazábal,Emilio; Leal,Hellmuth; Urzúa,Alejandro; Mutis,Ana; Parra,Leonardo; Quiroz,Andrés. |
| Background Enteric red mouth disease and Saprolegniasis, which are caused by the bacteria Yersinia ruckeri and the oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica, respectively, are important illnesses that affect salmonid farming. Sanitary problems in farms are addressed by the prevention of disease outbreaks or by the treatment of diseases with chemicals. Environmental and governmental restrictions, toxicity and high treatment costs limit the use of drugs. Marine organisms, such as algae, sponges and corals, have developed an antimicrobial defense strategy based on the production of bioactive metabolites. Among these organisms, seaweeds offer a particularly rich source of potential new drugs. Hence, many pharmacologically active substances have been isolated from... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Antimicrobial activity; Bacteria; Fish pathogens; Lipophilic extract. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582014000300004 |
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