Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Australian basidiomycetous macrofungi using a high-throughput 96-well plate assay

• Published in: Pharmaceutical biology Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 492 - 500
• Main Authors: Bala, Neeraj, Aitken, Elizabeth A.B., Fechner, Nigel, Cusack, Andrew, Steadman, Kathryn J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 01.05.2011; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: 96-well plate assay; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; antibacterial; Australia; Basidiomycota; E. coli; Escherichia coli - drug effects; Fungi; High-Throughput Screening Assays - methods; S. aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; water extracts; Australia

Context: The production of antimicrobial compounds by macrofungi is not unexpected because they have to compete with other organisms for survival in their natural hostile environment. Previous studies have indicated that macrofungi contain secondary metabolites with a range of pharmacological activi...