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Antibacterial Activity of Bacillus pumilus Extract Against Some Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Veterinary microbiology

Abstract

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the marine environment as a promising source of new microorganisms with novel bioactive compounds against multi-drug resistant bacteria. The present study aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of marine Bacillus pumilus extract against Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecalis as well as Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsilla pneumoniae. These bacteria were isolated from field samples using routine isolation methods. A disc diffusion assay was performed to determine the antibacterial effect of B. pumilus extract against the selected pathogens. The extract exhibited a broad inhibitory spectrum against all tested bacteria with inhibitory diameter ranging from 19 to 30 mm. These pathogens were further screened against 10 different antimicrobial discs. The result of antimicrobial susceptibility demonstrated that the tested organisms were resistant to many of the used antimicrobials with MAR index ranging from 0.3-0.6. Moreover, the antibacterial effect of B. pumilus extract was tested using the transmission electron microscope that revealed significant damage in all treated compared to untreated bacteria. These results suggest an antibacterial potential of B. pumilus extract against some pathogenic bacteria comparable to that of commercial antimicrobials and could be possibly used as a promising antibacterial agent.

DOI

10.5455/djvs.2022.126888.1068

Keywords

Bacillus pumilus, antimicrobial activity, TEM, Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria

Authors

First Name

Hussien

Last Name

Mihoub

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Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt

Email

hussien111mihoub@gmail.com

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First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Talat

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Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt

Email

dalia_talat@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Malash

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Affiliation

Microbiology Laboratory, Marine Environmental Division, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt

Email

madihasalah@yahoo.com

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First Name

Madiha

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt

Email

madihasalah@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0002-5756-5198

Volume

10

Article Issue

1

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41345

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2022-03-12

Publish Date

2023-07-01

Page Start

8

Page End

16

Print ISSN

2636-3003

Online ISSN

2636-3011

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https://djvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_300552.html

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1,001

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Damanhour Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://djvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Antibacterial Activity of Bacillus pumilus Extract Against Some Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria

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24 Dec 2024