Authors: LawaI, A.R; Oyinloye, N; Ademolu, K.O; Dedeke, G.A; Ajayi, O, Idowu, A.B
Proceedings Of The 1st International Conference On Giant African Land Snails
Abstract
The antimicrobial properties of three species of snail haemolymph found in Abeokuta, Ogun State were investigated (Archachatina marginata, Achatina achatina andAchatinaf ulica).
Each species haemolymph was tested against four bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococuss faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and four fungal strains (Trichophyton rubrum, Epidermophyton flocussum, Microspora canis and Candida albicans) . The result shows that the haemolymph of A. fulica was observed to have the highest inhibition zone against E. feacalis (10mm) and Paeruginosa (8mm) while the least inhibition zone was observed in the haemolypmh of A. marginata (8mm) and A. achatina/A. marginata (7mm,7mm) respectively against this same tested organism but the haemolymph of A. achatina showedthe, highest inhibition zone (7mm) whereas the haemolyph of A. marginata showed the highest inhibition zone (12mm) against K pneumonia while the least inhibition zone was observed in the haemolyph of A. achatina (8mm). The haemolymph of A. achatina had the highest inhibition zone (l3mm,16mm,14mm,16mm) against all the tested fungi respectively while the least inhibition Zone (10mm,10m). Was observed in the haemolymph of A. Marginata (11mm, 12mm) and A .fulica (11mm, 12mm) against M canis and C. albicans respectively. The study showed that snail haemolymph had antimicrobial propertities and thus may be a potential antibiotic.