Coral mucus covers the surface of coral and contains antibacterial substances as a first line of defense. Coral mucus not only enables the coral itself to resist disease, but also provides antibacterial agents for peo...Coral mucus covers the surface of coral and contains antibacterial substances as a first line of defense. Coral mucus not only enables the coral itself to resist disease, but also provides antibacterial agents for people. We collected mucus from a scleractinian coral （Symphyllia gigantea） at Sta. Sanya （China）, then extracted the antibacterial substances using 10% glacial acetic acid with the help of antiprotease inhibitors, and tested the antibacterial activity by a terrestrial bacterium （Staphylococcus aurevs） and a marine bacterium （Vibrio anguillarum）. The result showed that, there were antibacterial agents in the mucus, and their antibacterial activities were lost by treatment of the sample at 90 ℃ water for 10 min.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.40576052the Scientific Research Foundation of China Three Gorges University under contract No.0620060113.
文摘Coral mucus covers the surface of coral and contains antibacterial substances as a first line of defense. Coral mucus not only enables the coral itself to resist disease, but also provides antibacterial agents for people. We collected mucus from a scleractinian coral （Symphyllia gigantea） at Sta. Sanya （China）, then extracted the antibacterial substances using 10% glacial acetic acid with the help of antiprotease inhibitors, and tested the antibacterial activity by a terrestrial bacterium （Staphylococcus aurevs） and a marine bacterium （Vibrio anguillarum）. The result showed that, there were antibacterial agents in the mucus, and their antibacterial activities were lost by treatment of the sample at 90 ℃ water for 10 min.
