VIBRIOCIDAL FORMULATION CONTAINING RED ALGA FALKENBERGIA HILLEBRANDII EXTRACT FOR PREVENTION/CONTROL OF VIBRIOSIS IN SHRIMP AQUACULTURE

摘要

This invention relates to a Newly developed product which includes methanolic extract of F. hillebrandii characterized as broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent with potential shrimp Vibriocidal activity and the process comprising steps of extraction of antimicrobial agents wherein a definite quantity 500 g of dried algal powder is submerged in 2000 ml of methanol and placed at 35°C on a shaker at 120 rpm for two weeks, followed by filtering after 2 days using what man fitter paper No 1, collecting the supernatant and concentrating the solvent in a rotary vacuum evaporator at 40 °C, purification and chemical elucidation of highly active fraction.