Ulva lactuca

Pratiwi, Dian Yuni & Pratiwy, Fittrie Meyllianawaty, 2021, Comparison of Ulva lactuca and Ulva clathrata as ingredients in Litopenaeus vannamei feeds, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 9 (1), pp. 192-194 : 193

4. Ulva lactuca and Ulva clathrata As Antimicrobial Agent

Secondary metabolites content of U. lactuca and U. clathrata have antimicrobial activities. Organic extract of U. lactuca grown in natural sea water and artificial sea water show antimicrobial activities against Bacillus cereus , Bacillus substilis, Staphyloccus aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Serralia marcescens, Klebsiella pneumoniae [ 22]. 3‐O‐β‐D glucopyranosyl‐stigmasta‐5, 25‐dien in U. lactuca has topical antiinflammatory activity [ 23]. U. clathrata also show antimicrobial activities against Klebsiella sp , S. aureus , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa [ 24]. Ulvan extracted from U. clathrata show antiviral effect to paramyxovirus [ 25].