Abstract:
The effect of amoeba extracts from two species of amoebae Acanthamoeba AK and
Acanthamoeba Pl , was studied on a pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The
amoebae used in this study were Acanthamoeba P 1, isolated from marine environment
and Acanthamoeba AK, a clinical isolate. The amoeba extracts at different
concentrations, which were 4.5 mg/ml, 9.0 mg/ml and 18.0 mg/ml were tested on
Staphylococcus aureus. All the extracts used, showed the anti-bacterial activities
indicating that these extracts do have potential to be used as anti-bacterial agents, due to
the MIC value, Pl extract have more potential values compared to AK extract because
from the observation, the inhibition percentage of bacteria colony in treatment with Pl
were decrease obviously.
