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Table 4. Screening of antibacterial activity of H. musciformis and E. intestinalis extracts by water bath method

 

Seaweed

 

Solvent

Zone of inhibition (mm)

Gram positive bacteria

Gram negative bacteria

S. aureus

E. coli

Klebsiella sp.

Pseudomonas sp.

Salmonella sp.

 

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