Table 3.
Potential antibacterial activity tested using the resazurin-based minimum inhibitory concentration method
| No | Sea cucumber species | Bacteriostatic concentration (μg.μL−1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | V. cholerae | B. subtilis | E. coli | ||
| 1 | Actinopyga echinites LPG | > 50 | > 50 | 12.5 | > 50 |
| 2 | Holothuria atra | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 3 | Holothuria leucospilota LPG | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 4 | Holothuria scabra | > 25 | > 25 | > 25 | > 25 |
| 5 | Stichopus hermanni | > 25 | > 25 | > 25 | > 25 |
| 6 | Stichopus ocellatus | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 7 | Stichopus vastus | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 8 | Thelenota ananas | > 50 | > 50 | 50 | > 50 |
| 9 | Actinopyga echinites LBK | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 10 | Bohadschia marmorata | > 50 | > 50 | 25 | > 50 |
| 11 | Holothuria albiventer | > 50 | > 50 | 12.5 | > 50 |
| 12 | Holothuria colluber | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 13 | Holothuria fuscogilva | > 50 | > 50 | 25 | > 50 |
| 14 | Holothuria hilla | > 50 | > 50 | 25 | > 50 |
| 15 | Holothuria impatiens | > 50 | > 50 | 50 | > 50 |
| 16 | Holothuria lessoni | > 50 | > 50 | 50 | > 50 |
| 17 | Holothuria leucospilota LBK | > 50 | > 50 | 25 | > 50 |
| 18 | Holothuria pardalis | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 | > 50 |
| 19 | Holothuria rigida* | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Holothuria verrucosa | > 50 | > 50 | 50 | > 50 |
| 21 | Bohadschia sp. | > 50 | > 50 | 25 | > 50 |
| Antibiotic (control) | |||||
| 22 | Ampicillin | 1.25 | 0.625 | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 |
| 23 | Erythromycin | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 |
| 24 | Kanamycin | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 | < 0.0048 |
*Insufficient sample for tests
Collection location codes: LBK: Lombok, LPG: Lampung