Table 4. Screening of antibacterial activity of H. musciformis and E. intestinalis extracts by water bath method
Seaweed
|
Solvent |
Zone of inhibition (mm) |
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Gram positive bacteria |
Gram negative bacteria |
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S. aureus |
E. coli |
Klebsiella sp. |
Pseudomonas sp. |
Salmonella sp. |
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H. musciformis |
Ethanol |
12 ± 0.28 |
14 ± 0.57 |
16 ± 0.25 |
13 ± 0.56 |
14 ± 0.45 |
Methanol |
13 ± 0.89 |
12 ± 0.76 |
15 ± 0.23 |
12 ± 0.43 |
10 ± 0.27 |
|
Acetone |
11 ± 0.48 |
12 ± 0.37 |
13 ± 0.65 |
13 ± 0.39 |
10 ± 0.43 |
|
Distilled water |
12 ± 0.38 |
13 ± 0.46 |
14 ± 0.28 |
12 ± 0.67 |
11 ± 0.19 |
|
E. intestinalis |
Ethanol |
11 ± 0.77 |
12 ± 0.45 |
11 ± 0.66 |
10 ± 0.89 |
11 ± 0.52 |
Methanol |
10 ± 0.35 |
12 ± 0.83 |
10 ± 0.64 |
12 ± 0.86 |
08 ± 0.56 |
|
Acetone |
10 ± 0.47 |
11 ± 0.67 |
12 ± 0.84 |
12 ± 0.11 |
10 ± 0.66 |
|
Distilled water |
09 ± 0.43 |
10 ± 0.56 |
10 ± 0.34 |
11 ± 0.24 |
12 ± 0.50 |
|
Gentamicin (Control) |
18 ± 0.25 |
19 ± 0.50 |
15 ± 0.41 |
17 ± 0.34 |
18 ± 0.40 |
*Study followed as triplicate manner