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. 2022 Jun 21;20(7):406. doi: 10.3390/md20070406

Table 4.

Antibacterial activity of seagrass extracts.

Species Extract Type/Active Compound Bacteria Inhibition References
C. nodosa Sulfated polysaccharide E. coli MIC: 25 mg/mL
20 mm zone inhibition
[51]
L. monocytogene MIC: 25 mg/mL
18 mm zone inhibition
[51]
S. enterica MIC: 6.25 mg/mL
21.5 mm zone inhibition
[51]
B. subtilis MIC: 6.25 mg/mL
18.6 mm zone inhibition
[51]
B. amyloliquefaciens MIC: 50 mg/mL
17 mm zone inhibition
[51]
S. aureus MIC: 25 mg/mL
23 mm zone inhibition
[51]
M. luteus MIC: 6.25 mg/mL
24 mm zone inhibition
[51]
C. rotundata Aqueous methanol (1:4) S. dysenteriae MIC: 68 μg/mL [90]
S. boydii MIC: 68 μg/mL [90]
S. paratyphi MIC: 34 μg/mL [90]
Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 10 μg/mL
MBC: 50 μg/mL
[91]
E. coli 10 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. mirabilis 12 mm zone inhibition [91]
S. saprophyticus 11.6 mm zone inhibition [91]
K. pneumonia 11.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. aeruginosa 12.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
E. aerogenes 9.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
Serratia sp. 10 mm zone inhibition [91]
Aqueous methanolic extracts S. dysenteriae MBC: 68 μg/mL [90]
S. boydii MBC: 34 μg/mL [90]
Butanolic extract S. aureus 6 mm zone inhibition [78]
Ethanolic extract Shigella 7 mm zone inhibition [78]
P. fluorescens 7 mm zone inhibition [78]
Methanolic extract S. aureus 17 mm zone inhibition [92]
S. faecalis 13 mm zone inhibition [92]
S. enteric 8 mm zone inhibition [92]
B. subtilis 14 mm zone inhibition [92]
E. coli 15 mm zone inhibition [92]
S. boydii 8 mm zone inhibition [92]
V. cholera 8 mm zone inhibition [92]
C. serrulata Acetone extract P. aeruginosa MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
P. agglomerans MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. fischeri MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
Aqueous methanol (1:4) S. dysenteriae MIC: 130 μg/mL [90]
S. paratyphi MIC: 131 μg/mL [90]
Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 100 μg/mL [12]
S. saprophyticus 6 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. aeruginosa 6.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
Aqueous methanolic extracts S. dysenteriae MBC: 130 μg/mL [90]
S. paratyphi MBC: 130 μg/mL [90]
Chloroform extract Corynebacterium MIC: 850 μg/mL
7 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 90 μg/mL
8.66 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Dichloromethane extract P. aeruginosa MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
P. agglomerans MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
V. fischeri MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
A. hydrophila MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
Ethanolic extract E. coli MIC: 90 μg/mL
7.33 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Ethyl acetate extract Corynebacterium MIC: 875 μg/mL
8 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 75 μg/mL
9 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Methanolic extract P. aeruginosa MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
V. alginolyticus MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
P. agglomerans MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. fischeri MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
A. hydrophila MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
E. acoroides Aqueous methanol (1:4) Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 25 μg/mL
MBC: 100 μg/mL
[91]
P. mirabilis 9.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
K. pneumonia 8.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. aeruginosa 9.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
E. aerogenes 8.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
Serratia sp. 6.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
Ethanolic extract E. coli MIC: 250 μg/mL [94]
S. aureus MIC: 62.5 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 250 μg/mL [94]
Ethanolic extract (leaves) S. aureus 8.37 mm at 400 ppm [95]
Ethanolic extract (roots) S. aureus 8.63 mm at 400 ppm [95]
Ethyl acetate E. coli MIC: 31.25 μg/mL [94]
S. aureus MIC: 31.25 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 62.5 μg/mL [94]
Hexane extract S. aureus MIC: 15.625 μg/mL
5.6 mm zone inhibition at 1000 ppm
5.2 mm zone inhibition at 500 ppm
[89,94]
19 mm zone inhibition [96]
E. coli MIC: 31.25 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 250 μg/mL [94]
Methanolic extract S. aureus 5.9 mm zone inhibition at 1000 ppm [89]
5.2 mm zone inhibition at 500 ppm [89]
E. coli 60.86% inhibition at 10 mg/mL [57]
H. ovalis Chloroform extract Corynebacterium MIC: 65 μg/mL
11.66 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 225 μg/mL
7.6 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Ethanolic extract E. coli MIC: 90 μg/mL
7 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Ethyl acetate extract Corynebacterium MIC: 65 μg/mL
13 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. femelis MIC: 85 μg/mL
7.66 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 90 μg/mL
7.33 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Hexane extract Corynebacterium MIC: 50 μg/mL
14.66 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 435 μg/mL
7 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Methanolic extract B. cereus MIC: 50 μg/mL
17.16 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
A. baumannii MIC: 75 μg/mL
13.83 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
V. vulnificus MIC: 100 μg/mL
10.36 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 75 μg/mL
10.16 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
V. anguillarum MIC: 75 μg/mL
10.16 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
V. fischeri MIC: 75 μg/mL
10 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
E. coli MIC: 75 μg/mL
8.53 mm zone inhibition at 200 μg/mL
[39]
M. luteus MIC: 50 μg/mL [39]
H. pinifolia Aqueous methanol (1:4) Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 1 μg/mL
MBC: 25 μg/mL
[91]
E. coli 12.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. mirabilis 13.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
S. saprophyticus 10.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
K. pneumonia 11.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. aeruginosa 10.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
E. aerogenes 14.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
Serratia sp. 11.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
S. dysenteriae MIC: 34 μg/mL [90]
S. paratyphi MIC: 509 μg/mL [90]
S. boydii MIC: 510 μg/mL [90]
Aqueous methanolic extracts S. dysenteriae MBC: 34 μg/mL [90]
S. paratyphi MBC: 510 μg/mL [90]
S. boydii MBC: 510 μg/mL [90]
Chloroform extract Corynebacterium MIC: 55 μg/mL
13.66 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 90 μg/mL
8.33 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Ethanolic extract E. coli MIC: 80 μg/mL
8 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Ethyl acetate extract Corynebacterium MIC: 35 μg/mL
11 mm zone inhibition
[93]
E. coli MIC: 70 μg/mL
9 mm zone inhibition
[93]
Hexane extract Corynebacterium MIC: 50 μg/mL
14.33 mm zone inhibition
[93]
H. stipulaceae Aqueous extract B. subtilis 15 mm zone inhibition [97]
H. uninervis Chloroform extract B. subtilis 17 mm zone inhibition [75]
MRSA 18.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
M. luteus 15/67 mm zone inhibition [75]
S. aureus 13.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
E. coli 16.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
K. pneumoniae 17.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
P. aeruginosa 18.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
Distilled water P. aeruginosa 14.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
Ethanolic extract B. subtilis 24.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
MRSA 20 mm zone inhibition [75]
M. luteus 17.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
S. aureus 15.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
E. coli 17.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
K. pneumoniae 18.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
P. aeruginosa 33.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
Ethyl acetate extract B. subtilis 15.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
MRSA 16.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
M. luteus 15 mm zone inhibition [75]
S. aureus 12.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
E. coli 15.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
K. pneumoniae 16 mm zone inhibition [75]
P. aeruginosa 16.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
Petroleum ether extract B. subtilis 15.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
MRSA 16 mm zone inhibition [75]
M. luteus 14.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
S. aureus 11.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
E. coli 14.33 mm zone inhibition [75]
K. pneumoniae 14.47 mm zone inhibition [75]
P. aeruginosa 15.67 mm zone inhibition [75]
S. filiforme Chloroform fraction S. aureus MIC: 0.7 mg/mL [34]
E. coli MIC: 0.7 mg/mL [34]
C. albicans MIC: 1.5 mg/mL [34]
P. aeruginosa MIC: 1.5 mg/mL [34]
S. typhii MIC: 0.7 mg/mL [34]
Ethanolic extract S. aureus MIC: 47.7 mg/mL [34]
E. coli MIC: 38.1 mg/mL [34]
C. albicans MIC: 190.5 mg/mL [34]
S. isoetifolium Acetone extract P. aeruginosa MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
V. alginolyticus MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
A. hydrophila MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
Aqueous methanol (1:4) Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 50 μg/mL
MBC: 100 μg/mL
[91]
P. mirabilis 8.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
S. saprophyticus 8.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
E. aerogenes 7 mm zone inhibition [91]
Ethyl acetate extract K. pneumoniae 14 mm zone inhibition at 100 μg/mL [87]
E. coli 13 mm zone inhibition at 100 μg/mL [87]
S. typhii 11 mm zone inhibition at 100 μg/mL [87]
Dichlorometahane extract A. hydrophila MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
P. aeruginosa MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. alginolyticus MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
P. agglomerans MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 50 μg/mL [88]
V. fischeri MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
Methanolic extract P. aeruginosa MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
H. aquamarina MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. alginolyticus MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
P. agglomerans MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
S. marcescens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. liquefaciens MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. fischeri MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
V. parahaemolyticus MIC: 25 μg/mL [88]
S. flexneri MIC: 1 μg/mL [88]
A. hydrophila MIC: 10 μg/mL [88]
S. aureus 15 mm zone inhibition [92]
S. faecalis 10 mm zone inhibition [92]
S. enteric 6 mm zone inhibition [92]
B. subtilis 10 mm zone inhibition [92]
E. coli 8 mm zone inhibition [92]
V. cholera 6 mm zone inhibition [92]
T. hemprichii Aqueous methanol (1:4) Urinary tract infection (UTI) bacteria MIC: 25 μg/mL
MBC: 50 μg/mL
[91]
E. coli 9.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. mirabilis 10.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
S. saprophyticus 9.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
K. pneumonia 11.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
P. aeruginosa 10.6 mm zone inhibition [91]
E. aerogenes 9.3 mm zone inhibition [91]
Serratia sp. 8.7 mm zone inhibition [91]
Ethanolic extract E. coli MIC: 500 μg/mL [94]
S. aureus MIC: 125 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 500 μg/mL [94]
Ethyl acetate extract E. coli MIC: 125 μg/mL [94]
S. aureus MIC: 250 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 125 μg/mL [94]
Hexane extract E. coli MIC: 62.5 μg/mL [94]
S. aureus MIC: 62.5 μg/mL [94]
B. subtilis MIC: 125 μg/mL [94]