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. 2020 Oct 17;9(10):712. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9100712

Table 2.

Antimicrobial effect of algae extracts in selected Gram-negative bacteria.

Seaweed Solvent MIC/IC50/MBC
(mg/mL)
Agar Diffusion Ref.
Enterobacter spp. (E. cloacae)
G. ornata (R) H2O/EtOH f Re [64]
Gracilaria sp. (R) MeOH NI [65]
H. cuneiformis (B)/S. ilicifolium (B)/S. incisifolium (B)/S. polycystum (B)/Sargassum sp. (B)/T. conoides (B)/T. decurrens (B)/T. ornata (B) MeOH Re [76]
L. complanata (R)/Grateloupia sp. (R)/G. corticata (R)/Halymenia sp. (R)/Spyridia sp. (R)/Meta-mastophora sp. (R)/Calloseris sp. (R)/N. fraxinifolia (R) MeOH Re [77]
U. reticulata (G) MeOH:CHCl3:H2O S [78]
Proteus spp. (P. mirabilis; P. vulgaris)
L. papillosa (R) DCM/DCM:MeOH/MeOH/H2O Re/Re/Re/Re
Sargassum binderi (B) H2O/EtOH Re/Re [99]
Amphiroa sp. (R) Re/Re
T. conoides (B) Re/Re
Halimeda macroloba (G) Re/NI
Galaxaura rugosa (R) EtOH/CHCL3 f/n-BuOH f/H2O f MIC (2.5/1.25/2.5/5) I/S/S/I [97]
L. hawaiiana (R) MIC (-/2.5/0.625/10) NI/I/SI
Polysiphonia hainanensis (R) EtOH/AcO Re [29]
Halidrys siliquosa (B) MeOH/Hex;EtAc f MIC (1.25) [117]
T. conoides (B) MeOH/CHCl3/EtOH/DiEt/PeEt/EtAc/AcO Re [101]
P. gymnospora (B) Re
S. tenerrimum (B) Re/I/Re/Re/I/I/I
Padina tetrastromatica (B) MeOH Re [100]
Sargassum muticum (B) AcO/CHCl3/MeOH Re/Re/Re [98]
Salmonella spp. (S. choleraesuis; S. typhi; S. typhimurium; S. enterica; S. gallinarum)
L. brandenii (R) MeOH Re [63]
L. complanata (R)/Grateloupia sp. (R)/G. corticata (R)/Halymenia sp. (R)/Spyridia sp. (R)/Meta-mastophora sp. (R)/Calloseris sp. (R)/N. fraxinifolia (R) MeOH Re [77]
G. ornata (R) H2O/EtOH f Re [64]
Cladophora socialis (G) AcO/MeOH S/I [118]
Sargassum latifolium B (B) I/I
Sargassum platycarpum A (B) Re/Re
D. membranacea (B) MeHO:DCM/EtOH f/AcO f Re/I/Re [28]
S. hytrix (B) EtAc/MeOH Re/NI [47]
C. racemosa (G) Re/NI
S. dentifolium (B) Re/NI
C. myrica (G) NI/Re
P. gymnospora (B) Re/I
C. fragile (G) Re
A. fragilis (R) Re/NI
C. trinodis (B) Re/Re
H. tuna (G)/D. dichotoma var intricate (B)/D. indica (B)/M. afaqhusainii (R)/S. lanceolatum (B) EtOH:H2O Re/I/I/Re/Re [57]
C. glomerata (G)/E. linza (G)/U. rigida (G)/C. barbata (B)/P. pavonica (B)/C. ciliatum (R)/C. officinalis (R) EtOH I/Re/I/Re/R e/Re/I [50]
D. membranacea (B) H2O/CHCl3/EtOAc NI/NI/NI [59]
S. lomentaria (B)/P. pavonica (B)/C. mediterranea (B)/H. musciformis (R)/S. filamentosa (R) MeOH I/NI/NI/NI/NI [54]
E. cava (B) EtOH/n-Hex/DCM/EtAc/n-BuOH/H2O/Ac MIC (2/NI/NI/0.25/2/NI/9.7 × 10−4) [109]
C. barbata (B) EtOH Re [70]
H. flagelliformis (R) MeOH NI [73]
C. myrica (B) MeOH
S. boveanum (B) H2O/MeOH/DCM
S. japonica (B) Raw material/Raw material + catalyst/De-oiled/de-oiled + catalyst NI/Re/NI/Re [44]
H. esperi (R)/C. prolifera (G) MeOH NI [75]
H. cuneiformis (B)/S. ilicifolium (B)/S. polycystum (B)/Sargassum sp. (B)/T. conoides (B)/T. ornata (B) MeOH Re [76]
Shigella sp. (reference strains: ATCC 9204 and 1457)
H. cuneiformis (B)/S. ilicifolium (B)/S. incisifolium (B)/S. polycystum (B)/Sargassum sp. (B)/T. conoides (B)/T. decurrens (B)/T. ornata (B) MeOH:DCM Re [76]
S. muticum (B) CHCl3/AcO/MeOH Re [98]
C. rubrum (R) DiEt/MeOH/EtOH/CHCl3 Re/Re/I/Re [88]
S. vulgare (B) Re/Re/NI/NI
S. fusiforme (B) Re/NI/Re/Re
P. pavonia (B) Re/Re/S/Re
T. conoides (B) MeOH/AcO/PeEt/EtOH/EtAc/CHCl3/DiEt Re [101]
P. gymnospora (B) I/I/Re/Re/I/R e/I
S. tenerrimum (B) I/Re/I/Re/I/R e/I
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (reference strains: ATCC 25619/27853/85327/9027; KCTC 1637; DSM 50071; MTCC 2453/424)
L. brandenii (R) MeOH Re [63]
G. ornata (R) H2O/EtOH/EtOH Re [64]
G. changii (R) MeOH MIC (6.25) Re [119]
C. rupestris (G) CHCl3:MeOH Re [120]
C. trinodis (B) (C2H5)2:EtOH:Hex MIC (6.6) [49]
C. myrica (B)/C. trinodis (B)/P. gymnospora (B)/S. dentifolium (B)/S. hystrix (B)/A. fragilis (R)/Caulerpa racemose (G)/C. fragile (G) MeOH/EtOH Re [47]
P. australis (B) MeOH/DCM/n-Hex MIC (0.26/0.26/0.73) [48]
S.polycystum TK (B) MIC (0.73/0.21/0.10)
S.polycystum CR (B) MIC (0.21/0.21/0.10)
L. papillosa (R) DCM/DCM:MeOH/MeOH/H2O Re/I/Re/Re [62]
U. flexuosa (G)/P. antillarum (B)/P. boergeseni (B) EtAc/MeOH NI [66]
G. doryphora (R) EtOH/MeOH/EtAc Re [68]
Eisenia bicyclis (B) MeOH/Hex/DCM/EtAc/BuOH NI [121]
H. tuna (G)/D. dichotoma var intricate (B)/D. indica (B)/M. afaqhusainii (R)/S. lanceolatum (B) EtOH/H2O Re [57]
C. glomerata (G)/E. linza (G)/U. rigida (G)/C. barbata (B)/C. ciliatum (R)/C. officinalis (R) EtOH I/Re/Re/eRe/Re/Re [50]
D. membranacea (B) H2O/CHCl3/EtAc NI/NI/NI [59]
C. linum (G)/C. rupestris (G)/F. serratus (B)/F. vesiculosus (B)/H. tomentosus (B)/S. latissima(B)/B. hamifera (R)/C. corymbosum (R)/C. tenuicorn (R)/Ceramium virgatum (R)/D. baillouviana (R)/D. sanguinea (R)/D. contorta (R)/P. elongata (R)/P. nigra (R)/R. confervoides (R) DCM NI [69]
B. bifurcata (B) MeOH/DCM Re/Re [53]
T. conoides (B) n-Hex/C6H12/MeOH/EtOH:H2O NI/R e/Re/NI [74]
C. tamariscifolia (B)/P. pavonica (B)/R. confervoides (R)/U. lactuca (G) MeOH I/I/I/Re [60]
E. prolifera (G) DiEt MIC (1.25 × 10−3) [58]
S. portieriatum (B) MeOH MIC (7.5 × 10−4)
H. esperi (R) MeOH NI [75]
C. prolifera (G) I
H. cuneiformis (B)/S. ilicifolium (B)/T. ornata (B) MeOH NI/Re/Re [76]
H. elongata (B) H2O/MeOH Re [30]
U. rigida (G) EtOH:H2O/Hex/CHCl3 f/EtOAc f/ButOH f/H2O Re/NI/Re/Re/NI/NI [45]
S. vulgare (B) DIEt/MeOH/EtOH/CHCl3 Re/NI/NI/NI [88]
S. fusiforme (B) S/Re/Re/NI
P. pavonia (B) I/NI/I/I
C. rubrum (R) I/NI/I/NI

Seaweed information: (G)—green algae (Chlorophytes); (R)—red algae (Rhodophytes); (B)—brown algae (Phaeophyta); nd—not determined. Solvents: AcO—acetone; EtOH—ethanol; MeOH—methanol; n-BuOH—butanol; DCM—dichloromethane; EtAc—ethylacetate; EtOAc—ethyl ethanoate; H2O—water; Hex—hexane; CO2—carbon dioxide; DMSO—dimethilsulfoxide; CHCl3—chloroform; BuOH—butanol; PeEt—petroleum ether; DIEt—diethyl ether; PolySA—polysaccharides agar; f—fraction. Agar diffusion: Re—resistant ≤ 14 mm; I—intermediate 15–19 mm; S—susceptible ≥ 20 mm [32]; NI—no inhibition.