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" % % , ,%- Spongia officinalis ) Axinella polypoides Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Biological Sciences Series Vol. (33) No. (1) 2011 Studying the Antimicrobial Activity of two Mediterranean Sponges of Latakian Coast: Axinella polypoides & Spongia officinalis Dr. Izdihar Ammar * Dr. Moufid Yassine** Alma Shabbar*** (Received 26 / 8 / 2010. Accepted 21 / 2 /2011 ) ∇ ABSTRACT ∇ The antibacterial and anticandidal activities of sponges collected from Latakian coast were closely examined. The crude extracts of two sponge species Axinella polypoides and Spongia officinalis were tested against eight isolated nosocomial pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter meningitis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Acinetobacter septicus, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the yeast Candida albicans. It’s been found that methanolic crude extract of Axinella polypoides had antimicrobial activity against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria; that is, A. meningitis, S. Aureus, K. pneumonia and E.coli showed high susceptibility to MeOH crude extract of Axinella polypoides. While Acinetobacter meningitis showed high susceptibility to methanolic crude extract of Spongia officinalis, Staphylococcus aureus had partial moderate sensitivity to the same crude extract. Furthermore, the findings of antibacterial activity of MeOH crude extracts of both studied sponges were compared to the efficiency of some antibiotics that were tested against the same bacteria at given concentrations. In result, it was found that MeOH crude extract of Axinella polypoides ,Ceftriaxone, Azithromycin, Gentamicin were equally efficient against Staphylococcus aureus. While MeOH crude extract of Axinella polypoides was as efficient as Azithromycin against Klebsiella pneumonia. Ciprofloxacin was less efficient than the mentioned extract against the same bacteria. MeOH crude extracts of both of Axinella polypoides and Spongia officinalis were similar in activity to Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Azithromycin against Acinetobacter meningitis .As for E.coli , MeOH crude extract of Axinella polypoides , Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Nalidixic acid were similar in activity while Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole less active than the same extract against E.coli. Keywords: Axinella polypoides, Spongia officinalis, Antimicrobial activity of marine sponges, Nosocomial pathogens * Assistant prof., Dept of Marine biology at HIMR, Tishreen University, lattakia, Syria. ** Associate professor, Dept of Food Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Tishreen University, lattakia, Syria. ***postgraduate Student in Marine biology at HIMR, Tishreen University, lattakia, Syria. 240 Tishreen University Journal. Bio. 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Officinalis ) A.polypoides -) 24 , ) .,+ S.aureus? > ) ., B 21< / % ) (- ( %L S .aureus /% %&< ., B +12 / % ) (68) ( ) ( ) (3) 2) (5) % 24 Axinella polypoides ) . @ %) (3) 2) (4) % 24 Spongia officinalis > ) Y9 @) ;) .) Ceftriaxone ? %&< * , Gentamicin, Azithromycin ,Ceftriaxone 21 1+-< / % ) 30 µg 84% - S .aureus /% B - * (#/ 2 %)) :),% 5 , )%4 )$) Azithromycin ? (4 < 4 Staphylococcus ? B - * % &< < 8)4+M)< )$) Gentamicin ? =4) $ ) (3) 2) (11) % 24 /+ 19 ) 2)! 21 1+-< / % ) (15 µg)84% - aureus ^ (- ( %L /% $) Acinetobacter meningitis /% %&< ., 24 * , (7,6)+4 (4) 2) 21< / % Spongia officinalis) Axinella polypoides? ) <,(30 µg) 84% - 20 / % /% =+ B - * 246 Ceftriaxone ? %&< Tishreen University Journal. Bio. Sciences Series 2011 (1) (33) + )) )+ % + %& =4 (15 µg) 84% - 20 / % /% =+ B - * %&< * Azithromycin? (4) 5)(12) % 24 5µg 84% - 19 / % /% B$ B - * Ciprofloxacin? .,+ 20 / % ) (- ( %L /% $) Klebsiella pneumonia /% < (5)2)Spongia officinalis ? ) ., B A 4) Axinella polypoides? ) =+ B - * 2)5 %&< * Ciprofloxacin ? )Azithromycin ? 24 @ %) ,(8)24 % ) (30 µg) 84% - ) * %&< * / < ,20 / % ) (15 µg) 84% - /% - * Axinella polypoides > ) ., %&< .(13) % 24 (5)2) 15 / Spongia > ) ., %& * , 20 / % ) E.coli ? /% B ? /% B - * Ceftriaxone ? %&< ,(9) 24 (6)2) /% =+ B *officinalis 1O ) % )$) Nalidixic acid? %&< =4 ,(30 µg)84% - 20 / % E.coli ; Ciprofloxacin ? %&< 4 21 1+-< / % ) (30 µg)84% ?- - ?* ))4 Trimethoprim ? < O ,(5 µg) 84% - 20 / % - * ))4)%)+ 1O * ,(14) 24 (6)2) (1.25µg)84% - 15 / % ) * < sulfamethoxazole ) Proteus vulgaris) Acinetobacter septicus) Pseudomonas aeruginosa /% %& Spongia ?) Axinella polypoides? 24 ) .,+ ( Candida albicans? % * =4 * %?&< * ,Spongia officinalis > < 2 ., < ,(7) 2) officinalis P)5 * ,(10) 24 (8) 2) 14 / % S .aureus ?/% B 68) ) Axinella polypoides >! < 2 ., < 4 ,., =+ ( 4 ) )/% )4 ., %/T %5 =4 ,(8)2) % ) )/% @ 1+- %/0 ;< 2) )% 4 ) )/% P)5 ;< 1+- Spongia officinalis?) Axinella polypoides .(9)% 8 ! =%8 S.aureusK I J 8 G? ! (3)5 = L D ! S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* Gentamicin (15 µg) Azithromycin (15 µg) Ceftriaxone (30 µg) 19 +++ >21 +++ >21 +++ Spongia officinalis 20 ul)( 12 ++ Axinella polypoides (20 ul) >21 +++ Staphylococcus aureus 8 ! =%8Acinetobacter meningitis I J 8 G? ! (4)5 Azithromycin( 15µg) 20 +++ = L D ! S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* Spongia Axinella Ciprofloxacin( Ceftriaxone officinalis polypoides 5µg) (30µg) (20 ul) (20 ul) 19 20 >21 >21 +++ +++ +++ +++ 8 ! =%8Klebsiella pneumonia I J 8 G? ! (5)5 = L D ! S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* 247 Acinetobacter meningitis ) -) ! " % % , ,%- Spongia officinalis ) Axinella polypoides Azithromycin (15µg) Ciprofloxacin (5µg) Spongia officinalis (20 ul) 20 +++ 15 ++ _ Axinella polypoides (20 ul) 20 +++ Klebsiella pneumonia 8 ! =%8E.coli K I J 8 G? ! (6)5 Trimethoprim+ sulfamethoxazol e (1.25µg) 15 ++ = L D ! S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* Nalidixic Ciprofloxacin Ceftriaxone Spongia Axinella acid (5µg) (30µg) officinalis polypoides (30µg) (20 ul) (20 ul) >21 +++ 20 +++ 21 +++ 20 +++ - E.coli 8 ! =%8 ! * I L J 8H G? !(7)5 S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* Proteus vulgaris _ Acinetobacter septicus _ Pseudomonas aeruginosa _ Candida albicans _ _ _ _ _ Axinella polypoides (20 ul) Spongia officinalis (20 ul) S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* 8 - 5H =%8 ! * I .!F J 8 G? ! (8)5 K.pneumonia S.aureus C. albicans P.vulgaris A.septicus P.aeruginosa A.meningitis E.coli - 14 ++ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S. officinalis (20 ul) A.polypoides (20 ul) S.officinalis A.polypoides 5* 8 ! *< =%8 ! * I .!F J 8 G? ! (9)5 K.pneumonia S.aureus C. albicans P.vulgaris A.septicus P.aeruginosa A.meningitis E.coli - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 248 S. officinalis (20 ul) A.polypoides (20 ul) Tishreen University Journal. Bio. Sciences Series 2011 (1) (33) + )) )+ % + S.aureus I M J( 5)5* S.aureus I 3?( J(4) 5* AxpK 8 ! =%8 S.o 8 ! =%8 A. meningitis I M J (7)5* A. meningitis I M J (6) 5* S.oK 8 ! =%8 AxpK 8 ! =%8 E.coliI M J (9 )5* K.pneumonia I M J ((8)5* AxpK 8 ! =%8 AxpK 8 ! =%8 S.aureus I 3?( J :(10) 5* SoK 8 - 5H =%8 Axp :Axinella polypoides So: Spongia officinalis 249 ) -) ! " % % , ,%- Spongia officinalis ) Axinella polypoides : 3' = 6F S.aureus K J <N (11) 5* AzithromycinKCeftriaxone K Gentamicin K Ciprofloxacin K 3' = 6F Acinetobacter meningitis K J <N (12) 5* AzithromycinK Ceftriaxone K : = 6F Klebsiella pneumonia K J <N (13) 5* Azithromycin ,CiprofloxacinK 3' = 6F E.coli K J <N (14) 5* Nalidixic acidK KCiprofloxacin K CeftriaxoneK Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole K 250 Tishreen University Journal. Bio. Sciences Series 2011 (1) (33) + )) )+ % + : = !H 24 %/0 .,+ ) ! " < 2, > P)+ ) .,* +4 1+-< * ) P% d B) N)+<) > %4< * 24 1+- & -8)) \)/ ) 6 B) 8 ; Axinella polypoides %M \)/) +4 B) 8 ;, Spongia officinalis P)+ ) ., @)< 9 Axinella polypoides P)+ , ) ., 0 4 ,& % & ) .%L +) /% B Spongia officinalis P) ) ., Axinella polypoides , ) .,+ ! 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