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. 2003 Mar-Apr;5(2):163-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10126-002-0060-7.

Identification of harman as the antibiotic compound produced by a tunicate-associated bacterium

H Aassila  1 , M L Bourguet-Kondracki, S Rifai, A Fassouane, M Guyot
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Identification of harman as the antibiotic compound produced by a tunicate-associated bacterium

H Aassila et al. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2003 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

The alkaloid harman, previously reported from some marine invertebrates, was identified as the antibiotic substance of the tunicate-associated bacterium Enterococcus faecium. It exhibited antibacterial activity (MIC, 0.017 mM) against the ichthyopathogenic strain Vibrio anguillarum.

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