Antibacterial activity of various solvent extracts of marine brown alga Spatoglossum asperum
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpr.v5i6.2112Abstract
Seaweeds offer a rich source of bioactive molecules; the present study was carried out to the antimicrobial activity of various organic solvent extracts extracts (aqueous, methanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate and hexane) of the marine brown alga Spatoglossum asperum and test against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella typhi by disc diffusion method. The zone of inhibition was compared. The chloroform and methanolic extract showed maximum activity against Staphylococcus aureus 86.88%, 84.94%, respectively, the aqueous extract extract showed moderate activity against Bacillus cereus (54.05%) and ethyl acetate showed minimum activity against Bacillus cereus (37.57%), whereas no activity was observed in hexane extract. This study established methanol extracts of brown seaweed S.asperum was highly effective, against most of the bacterial pathogens tested.
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