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Table 4 In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity of partial purified biosurfactants from Halomonas sp BS4

From: Halomonas sp. BS4, A biosurfactant producing halophilic bacterium isolated from solar salt works in India and their biomedical importance

Sl. no

Antibacterial activity

Antifungal activity

 

Bacterial pathogens

Activity (mm of zone of inhibition)

Fungal pathogens

Activity

1

Staphylococcus aureus

15.35 ± 0.78a

Trichophyton rubrum

+++

2

Klebsiella pneumonia

15. 60 ± 0.85 a

Aspergillus niger

++++

3

Streptococcus pyrogens

11.98 ± 0.45 b

Aspergillus flavus

+++

4

Salmonella typhi

17.33 ± 0.15 c

Fusarium sp

++++

  1. ++++: higher activity; ++: medium activity; +: less activity.
  2. Means with the same superscripts (a-c) do not differ from each other (P < 0.001)- One way ANOVA.