RT Journal T1 ANTI-BACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF SILK RECOVERED FROM ERIOVIXIA EXCELSA ( S IMON, 1889) S PIDER A1 H. M. Tahir A1 A. Sattar A1 S. Qamar A1 M. K. Mukhtar A1 I. Liaqat A1 M. A. Ali A1 A. Zaheer A1 N. Arshad A1 R. Yaqoob A1 S. Naseem JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 29 IS 2 SP 625 OP 628 YR 2019 FD 2019/04/01 DO DOI NA AB

Present study was designed with an aim to evaluate anti-bacterial potential of an orb-web spider Eriovixia excelsa. Live spiders were collected from the field and reared in the laboratory for harvesting silk. Disc diffusion methods was used to evaluate antibacterial potential of silk. Silk of E. excelsa showed negligible antibacterial activity against Pasteurella sp. and Staphylococcus sp. at all tested concentrations (i.e., 100%, 75%, 50% & 25%). However, spider silk inhibited the growth of Streptococcus sp.and Acinetobactor sp. Inhibitory potential of silk was increased with the increase in silk concentration. ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test revealed significant difference among treatments. It is concluded that silk of E. excelsa could be used to prepare antibiotics against Pasteurella sp. and Staphylococcus sp.

K1 Spider, Silk, Antibacterial potential, Disc diffusion, Eriovixia excelsa PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2019-JAPS-235