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- Title
Antibacterial potential of three seagrasses against human pathogens
- Authors
Kannan, Rengasamy Ragupathi Raja; Arumugam, Rajasekaran; Anantharaman, Perumal
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Halophila stipulacea (H. stipulacea), Cymodocea serrulata (C. serrulata) and Halodule pinifolia (H. pinifolia) against seven human bacterial pathogens. Methods: The antibacterial activities of the extracts on the various test organisms using disc diffusion method and Minimum Inhibitory Concentraction (MIC). Results: Methanol and chloroform extracts of all the three seagrasses were active against all the tested pathogens, whereas the hexane extract of seagrasses was not active against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Antibacterial activity of three seagrass screened, was in the order of H. pinifolia > H. stipulacea > C. serrulata. Conclusion: This antibacterial studies can further investigated on seagrasses for purification of bioactive substance and its possible utility in disease control.
- Subjects
HALOPHILA; BACTERIA; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; METHANOL; SEAGRASSES
- Publication
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2010, Vol 3, Issue 11, p890
- ISSN
1995-7645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60214-3