Preliminary Survey of Fungistatic Properties of Marine Algae

Abstract

WELCH, ANN MARIE (U. S. Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, N. C.). Preliminary survey of fungistatic properties of marine algae. J. Bacteriol. 83:97-99. 1962-Homogenized preparations of 35 marine algae were tested for inhibitory activity against 6 pathogenic or opportunistically pathogenic fungi with saturated filter-paper discs on seeded Sabouraud agar plates; 11 of these preparations produced wide zones of inhibition against 1 or more test organisms, and at least 4 of the 11 are considered to be worthy of further study. The results indicated that further search should be made for antifungal substances from marine algae.

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Natural vitamin B12 and fucose supplementation of green smoothies with edible algae and related quality changes during their shelf life

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“…Furthermore, the lower Y + M growth of most of algae smoothies may the result of the early-known fungistatic properties of marine algae. 35 Salmonella spp., L. monocytogenes and generic E. coli were monitored throughout storage, the obtained results meeting the food safety European legislation for these products. 16 Conclusively, algae smoothies could be stored up to 17-21 days at 5 ∘ C, showing psychrophilic loads close to 7 log units, while Y + M levels were highly inhibited (1.3-1.7 lower log units) after 24 days compared to the CTRL smoothie without algae supplementation.…”