Evaluation of antiluminous bacterial efficacy of <em>Areca catechu</em> nut methanol crude extraction in controlling luminous bacteria <em>Vibrio campbellii </em> in shrimp culture systems

Abstract

Present study consists the evaluated antiluminous bacterial activity of <em>Areca catechu</em> palm tree nut methanol extraction and found high degree of inhibition activity against luminous <em>Vibrio campbellii</em>. Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the nut extraction revealed five major compounds, 2-tert-Butyl-4-isopropyl-5-methylphenol (C₁₄H₂₂O), Hexadecanoic acid methyl ester (C₁₇H₃₄O₂), 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester (C₁₉H₃₆O₂), Cholesterol (C₂₇H₄₆O), Cholesterol, 7-oxo- (C₂₇H₄₄O₂) and Stigmasta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol (C₂₉H₄₈O). Minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) study indicated that the inlet water could be initially treated with <em>A. catechu</em> nut extraction that could help in the prevention of <em>V. campbellii</em> in shrimp culture systems.