In vitro evaluation of lysozyme activity and antimicrobial effect of extracts from four Tunisian lichens: Diploschistes ocellatus, Flavoparmelia caperata, Squamarina cartilaginea and Xanthoria parietina.

This study demonstrated that the investigated species are a potential source of bioactive compounds which are potentially important antimicrobial agents.
PMID: 33388791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives of Microbiology - January 2, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mendili M, Essghaier B, Seaward MRD, Khadhri A Tags: Arch Microbiol Source Type: research