Abstract

PEREZ CORDERO, Alexander et al. Antibacterial activity of chitosan acid solutions obtained from shrimp exoskeleton. Rev. colomb. biotecnol [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.1, pp.104-110. ISSN 0123-3475.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v16n1.44251.

The work was to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of chitosan obtained from exoskeleton of shrimp, on seven pathogenic bacteria, five of which corresponded to human pathogenic strain (ATCC 29212 Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli UDS, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Klebsiella oxytoca, K. oxytoca ATCC 43863 and ATCC 43086) and two phytopathogenic strain (Pectobacterium sp UDS and Burkholderia glumae 320012-CIAT). Solution of chitosan of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5% (v/v) dissolved in 1.0, 1.5, 2.0% (v / v) acetic acid was prepared and from these is by diffusion through the Kirby-Bauer technique was evaluated for antibacterial activity in vitro. The results of the antimicrobial activity showed significant differences between the species of bacteria and chitosan treatments evaluated. P. aeruginosa, E. coli and K. oxytoca (ATCC 43086 and ATCC 43863) were the most susceptible to the treatments, while E. faecalis, B. glumae and Pectobacterium sp were resistant. The treatments T3, T4, T5, T7, T8, T9, where chitosan concentrations were above the acetic acid, showed higher mean mm antimicrobial activity and this value increased to T9 treatments (5.8095 mm ), T8 (6.00 mm) and T9 (5.8095 mm), where chitosan concentrations 2.5 and 3.5% solution in acetic acid was equal to 2%. The results of this study in the Colombian Caribbean enable future reuse of the exoskeleton of shrimp as a source of chitosan as a potential compound against handling the public health problem caused by bacterial diseases.

Keywords : shrimp; chitosan; bacteria; pathogens.

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