In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Tissue Extracts of Puffer fish Arothron immaculatus Against Clinical Pathogens

AimAn antimicrobial validatory screening of puffer fish is done in such a way Arothron immaculatus a puffer fish skin and liver extracts were subjected for antimicrobial assay.MethodsAntimicrobial screening assay was done in ten consecutive human pathogenic bacterial and fungal pathogens using the standard disc diffusion method.ResultsThe results confirmed a positive test against most of the pathogens used. Maximum antimicrobial effect against Staphyloccocus aureus of 2.5 mm in liver extract and 9.8 mm of antibacterial effect against Vibrio cholera in skin extract is reported. There is no antifungal effect.ConclusionThis experiment confirms that puffer fish is a source of antimicrobial potence.