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Evaluation of antibacterial activity of extracts of five species of wood‐colonizing fungi
Author(s) -
Janeš Damjan,
Umek Andrej,
Kreft Samo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200510035
Subject(s) - broth microdilution , antibacterial activity , bioluminescence , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrio , bacteria , biology , antibiotics , pathogenic bacteria , minimum inhibitory concentration , biochemistry , genetics
Screening new organisms for antibacterial activity and searching for new antibacterial drugs is important due to the constant generation of new antibiotic‐resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria. An E. coli broth microdilution test was used to evaluate the results of the Vibrio fischeri bioluminescence test in five of the most antibacterially active species of wood‐colonizing fungi. Serpula lacrymans was found to be a potential source of thermostable antibiotic(s) and the Vibrio fischeri bioluminescence test was confirmed to be a useful method for screening for antibacterial activity. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)