Antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of marine sponges of South Andaman, India

  • M. Punnam Chander Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), WHO Collaborating Centre for Diagnosis, Reference, Research and Training in Leptospirosis, Port Blair 744101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-3227
  • Paluru Vijayachari Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), WHO Collaborating Centre for Diagnosis, Reference, Research and Training in Leptospirosis, Port Blair 744101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-3875
Keywords: Andaman Islands, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Marine sponges
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v13i1.34465

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Published
2018-01-15

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Financial Support
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India (Project No. Tribal/43/2008-ECD-II)
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