Lichens are a form of symbiont between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, which
contains a wide variety of organic compounds with certain secondary metabolite classes …

Lichens are used in traditional medicine by cultures across the world, particularly in
temperate and arctic regions. Knowledge of these medicinal uses is available to us because …

The growth rate inhibition of dermatophytes by compounds extracted by acetone, ethanol,
methanol and water derived from representatives of several lichen genera (eg Caloplaca …

(Aeromonas) that were isolated from different lakes. The aqueous and ethanol extracts
showed a variable range of antibacterial activity to both standard strains and environmental …

It is well known that pathogenic microbes pose serious threats to human health and are
increasing in prevalence in institutional health care settings due to the growing resistance …

Lichens represent unique symbiosis of fungi (mycobionts) and algae (photobionts). Living in
extreme conditions they developed various compounds to survive. Many of these original …

Due to wide range of secondary metabolites, lichens were used from antiquity as sources of
colorants, perfumes and medicaments. This research focuses on exploring the antioxidant …

During 2002-2005, research has been conducted within eastern Bosnia, on the use of
mushrooms and lichens and their effect on people's survival in war shelters and on isolated …

Ten aqueous and one ethanolic extracts from medicinal plants used in Turkey were
evaluated for antimicrobial activity. Plant extracts were prepared using distilled water and …

A systematic review of literature data on the antifungal potential of extracted lichen
compounds and individual secondary metabolites against mold species of the genus …