Research Article

Evaluation of the Physicochemical, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Properties of Tunichrome Released from Phallusia nigra Persian Gulf Marine Tunicate

Table 8

Inhibition zones (mm) of tunichrome released from Phallusia nigra Persian Gulf marine tunicate (150 μg/ml) and gentamicin (10 μg/ml).

BacteriaTunichrome (mm)Gentamicin (mm)

Staphylococcus aureus14 ± 0.3Db16 ± 0.2Da
Bacillus cereus18 ± 0.3Ab19 ± 0.2Aa
Salmonella enterica17 ± 0.2Bb18 ± 0.3Ba
Escherichia coli O157:H715 ± 0.2Cb17 ± 0.3Ca

Data represent mean ± standard deviation of three independent repeats. Different capital letters in each column and lowercase ones in each row indicate significant differences ( < 0.05).