Polyphenols from Brown Seaweeds as a Potential Antimicrobial Agent in Animal Feeds

• Published in: ACS omega Vol. 5; no. 16; pp. 9093 - 9103
• Main Authors: Ford, Lauren, Stratakos, Alexandros Ch, Theodoridou, Katerina, Dick, Jaimie T. A, Sheldrake, Gary N, Linton, Mark, Corcionivoschi, Nicolae, Walsh, Pamela J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 28.04.2020

Seaweeds offer a natural source of antimicrobials that may help curb antibiotic resistance in livestock. The antibacterial activity of phlorotannin extracts isolated from two brown seaweeds Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus serratus was tested. The mechanism of action of phlorotannin extracts against Es...