Seasonal variation of antifouling activities of marine algae from the Brittany Coast (France)

Claire Hellio; J. Marechal; B. Veron; Graham Bremer; A. Clare; Y. Le Gal

doi:10.1007/s10126-003-0020-x

Seasonal variation of antifouling activities of marine algae from the Brittany Coast (France)

Claire Hellio, J. Marechal, B. Veron, Graham Bremer, A. Clare, Y. Le Gal

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The antifouling activity of extracts (aqueous, ethanol, and dichloromethane) of 9 marine macroalgae against bacteria, fungi, diatoms, macroalgal spores, mussel phenoloxidase activity, and barnacle cypris larvae has been investigated in relation to season in bimonthly samples from the Bay of Concarneau (France). Of the extracts tested, 48.2% were active against at least one of the fouling organisms, and of these extracts, 31.2% were seasonally active with a peak of activity in summer corresponding to maximal values for water temperature, light intensity, and fouling pressure, and 17% were active throughout the year. This seasonal activity may be adaptive as it coincides with maximal fouling pressure in the Bay of Concarneau. Dichloromethane extracts of Rhodophyceae were the most active in the antifouling assays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-82
Number of pages	16
Journal	Marine Biotechnology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-003-0020-x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2004

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Seasonal variation of antifouling activities of marine algae from the Brittany Coast (France)

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