Table 5 Effects of A. platensis, C. reinhardtii, H. pluvialis, and N. punctiforme extracts obtained with the enhanced protocol on CyHV-3 replication.

From: Inhibitory properties of crude microalgal extracts on the in vitro replication of cyprinid herpesvirus 3

Species

Concentration, mgde mL−1

Cell viability, %

Reduction of DNA, orders of magnitude (%)

Reduction of virus titer, orders of magnitude (%)

A. platensis

2.1

100

0.7 (63)

0.4 (58)

C. reinhardtii

3.6

100

3.4 (> 99.9)

 > 4 (> 99.99)

H. pluvialis

7.4

 > 100

3.3 (> 99.9)

3.5 (> 99.9)

N. punctiforme

0.7

90

1.2 (94)

1.3 (95)

  1. Reduction of viral DNA copy number and virus titer was analyzed at concentrations at which cell viability was not affected.
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