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Antibiotic activity of lipid-soluble extracts from Caribbean marine algae

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  1. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, 00709-5000, Mayaguez, PR, USA

    David L. Ballantine, Sylvia M. Velez & Evelina Alexander

  2. College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvalis, Oregon, USA

    William H. Gerwick

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, 00931, Rio Piedras, PR, USA

    Pablo Guevara

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Ballantine, D.L., Gerwick, W.H., Velez, S.M. et al. Antibiotic activity of lipid-soluble extracts from Caribbean marine algae. Hydrobiologia 151, 463–469 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046168

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