Table 2 Antibacterial activity of phycoerythrin.

From: Isolation, characterization, and biomedical potential of phycoerythrin phycobiliprotein from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) L. M. Liao: antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities

S. No

Bacterial pathogens

Ampicillin 50 µg mL−1 (mm)

Phycoerythrin 30 µg mL−1 (mm)

1

Bacillus subtilis

17

12

2

Escherichia coli

20

17

3

Klebsiella oxytoca

23

20

4

Proteus mirabilis

19

11

5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

21

18

6

Staphylococcus aureus

21

13

7

Streptococcus pyogenes

18

15

  1. Values are the mean of three replicated studies.
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