title: Antimicrobial activity of metal based nanoparticles against microbes associated with diseases in aquaculture.
abstract: The emergence of diseases and mortalities in aquaculture and development of antibiotics resistance in aquatic microbes, has renewed a great interest towards alternative methods of prevention and control of diseases. Nanoparticles have enormous potential in controlling human and animal pathogens and have scope of application in aquaculture. The present investigation was carried out to find out suitable nanoparticles having antimicrobial effect against aquatic microbes. Different commercial as well as laboratory synthesized metal and metal oxide nanoparticles were screened for their antimicrobial activities against a wide range of bacterial and fungal agents including certain freshwater cyanobacteria. Among different nanoparticles, synthesized copper oxide (CuO), zinc oxide (ZnO), silver (Ag) and silver doped titanium dioxide (Ag-TiO2) showed broad spectrum antibacterial activity. On the contrary, nanoparticles like Zn and ZnO showed antifungal activity against fungi like Penicillium and Mucor species. Since CuO, ZnO and Ag nanoparticles showed higher antimicrobial activity, they may be explored for aquaculture use.
authors.affiliation: Fish Health Management Division, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar, 751002, India, pswainy2k@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasmal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Barik
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jayasankar
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D053758:Nanoparticles; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008670:Metals