Abstract
Studies were conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of skin mucus collected from the common octopus Octopus bimaculatus against certain pathogenic strains for crustaceans, mollusks, fish, and cattle; Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio harveyi, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Staphylococcus pasteuri. Antimicrobial activities were measured in terms of inhibition zones in mm and compared with two antibiotics, amikacin and chloramphenicol. The amount of protein in octopus mucus was also estimated in mg ml-1. Inhibition zones were observed at all three concentrations of mucus against the selected pathogens, except for the V. parahaemolyticus strain, which showed no inhibition at the minimum concentration. Furthermore, at the highest concentration, the V. parahaemolyticus strain exhibited the least inhibition, with a diameter of 3.9 ± 0.2 mm. Both antibiotics inhibited all strains, with the E. coli strain being the most inhibited. Therefore, these results have revealed that mucus obtained from octopus skin displays antibacterial activity that could play an important role in protecting aquatic or terrestrial organisms against pathogens. Consequently, mucus obtained from Octopus skin as an antimicrobial alternative in land and aquaculture farm animals.
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