Unidentified lichen encrusted on Ceratodon

Acetone extracts and aqueous pastes made of fresh and dried materials of Antarctic Ceratodon purpureus, Pottia heimii, Grimmia lawiana and Usnea sphacelata showed a remarkable inhibition of algal growth by the ordinary paper disc method described by MCGRATTAN et al. (1976) (Table 1). On the inhibito...

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Main Authors: Masaru Akiyama, Hiroshi Kanda, Shuji Ohtani, Mean S. D, Usnea Sphacelata
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.628.1100
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Summary:Acetone extracts and aqueous pastes made of fresh and dried materials of Antarctic Ceratodon purpureus, Pottia heimii, Grimmia lawiana and Usnea sphacelata showed a remarkable inhibition of algal growth by the ordinary paper disc method described by MCGRATTAN et al. (1976) (Table 1). On the inhibitory effects of certain Table 1. Antialgal activity of Antarctic plants, and their naturally occurring deposits and rookery soil.-. --- A