Evaluation of the Activity of New Species of Jelly Fish Collected from Nayband Bay in Bushehr Against Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Inroduction & Currently, the presence of a wide range of bioactive compounds have been reported from the marine organisms worldwide. This study, for the first time, was aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of water extraction of new species of jelly fish collected from Nayband Bay in Bushehr province.
Material and In this study the jelly fish samples (Cassiopea andromeda) were collected from the Nayband Bay in Bushehr province. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of the jelly fish extract were determined against five human pathogens. All the data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Our results showed that the jelly fish extract has both MIC and MBC effects against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriaThis relation was statistically significant.
According to our results jelly fish can be an appropriate marine source for antimicrobial components. Further in vivo investigations need to be carried out on its potential application in other aspects of medicine.