Antiviral activity of the green marine alga Ulva fasciata on the replication of human metapneumovirus Atividade antiviral da alga verde marinha Ulva fasciata na replicação do metapneumovírus humano

Antiviral activity of the green marine alga Ulva fasciata on the replication of human metapneumovirus Atividade antiviral da alga verde marinha Ulva fasciata na replicação do metapneumovírus humano

We evaluated the antiviral activity of the marine alga, Ulva fasciata, collected from Rasa beach and Forno beach, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the replication of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The algae extracts were prepared using three different methodologies to compare the activity of differe...

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Main Authors: Gabriella da Silva Mendes, Angélica Ribeiro Soares, Fernanda Otaviano Martins, Maria Carolina Maciel de Albuquerque, Sonia Soares Costa, Yocie Yoneshigue-Valentin, Lísia Mônica de Souza Gestinari, Norma Santos, Maria Teresa Villela Romanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Antiviral
Human metapneumovirus
Marine alga
Respiratory infection
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