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Activity of ethanolic extracts of salt marsh plants from the Lower Saxonian Wadden Sea Coast against microorganisms

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Ethanolic extracts of the aerial parts of twenty-eight plant species belonging to fifteen families were subjected to a screening for activity against seven fungal, three yeast, five algal and six bacterial species. The extractsof Artemisia maritima L. (Asteraceae) andSalicornia europaea L. (Chenopodiaceae) showed the highest inhibitory action against algae. The highest inhibition of fungal growth was caused by the extract ofTriglochin maritima L. (Juncaginaceae). OnlyS. europaea showed significant activity in both of these assays. The extract fromLimonium vulgare Mill, was the only one to show any significant activity against bacteria. Six species did not produce any activity at all.

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  1. Forschungszentrum Terramare, Schleusenstraße 1, 26382, Wilhelmshaven, Germany

    Thomas F. Lellau & Gerd Liebezeit

  2. FB Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Postfach 2503, 26111, Oldenburg, Germany

    Thomas F. Lellau & Gerd Liebezeit

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Lellau, T.F., Liebezeit, G. Activity of ethanolic extracts of salt marsh plants from the Lower Saxonian Wadden Sea Coast against microorganisms. Senckenbergiana maritima 32, 177–181 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03043093

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