dela Cruz T.E.E., Timbreza L.P., Sangvichien E., Notarte K.I.R. & Santiago K.A.A.
(2023):
Study on the antimicrobial activities and metabolic profiles of five Usnea species from the Philippines,
Journal of Fungi,
9(11): 1117 [15 p.]
The rapid emergence of resistant bacteria is occurring worldwide, endangering the efficacy of antibiotics. Hence, there is a need to search for new sources of antibiotics that either exhibit novel structures or express a new mechanism of action. The lichen Usnea, with its wide range of unique, biologically potent secondary metabolites, may solve this problem. In this study, Usnea species were collected in the Northern Philippines, identified through combined morphological and biochemical characterization, …
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