Research Article

Antimicrobial Potential and Phytochemical Screening of Clathria sp. 1 and Tedania (Tedania) stylonychaeta Sponge Crude Extracts Obtained from the South East Coast of South Africa

Table 1

Minimum inhibitory, bactericidal, and fungicidal concentrations of sponge crude extracts obtained from Phillip’s reef.

Microbial speciesSponge speciesEthyl acetateDichloromethane : methanol

MIC (mg/ml)MBC/MFC (mg/ml)MIC (mg/ml)MBC/MFC (mg/ml)
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Clathria sp. 17.2
Tedania (Tedania) stylonychaeta7.29.6
Pseudomonas aeruginosaClathria sp. 17.2
Tedania (Tedania) stylonychaeta1914.4
Clostridium difficileClathria sp. 19.6
Tedania (Tedania) stylonychaeta7.29.6
Aspergillus fumigatusClathria sp. 17.2
Candida albicansClathria sp. 17.29.6
Tedania (Tedania) stylonychaeta7.2

No MIC; No MBC/MFC.