Antibacterial Activity of Caiman latirostris serum

SIROSKI, P.; PIÑA, C.I.; DI CONZA, J.; LARRIERA, A.

Montélimar, France

Congreso; 18th Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group; 2006

Grupo de Especialistas en Cocodrilos (CSG/UICN/SSC)

The demand for the discovery of anti-microbial drugs leads to the testing of thousands of molecules coming from natural sources and from chemical modifications of natural compounds. Taking into account the many ways in which microorganisms penetrate and with no pathological signs we may possibly think that they have a well developed immune system that provides them a quick and effective defense line. Several studies have been carried out in vitro and in vivo to detect the anti-microbial activity of some tissues belonging to different organs and the serum of some crocodilians species. This work tries to compare the antibacterial activity of Caiman latirostris serum and that of human being and also the serum of chicken as compared to a Escherichia coli strump (ATCC 11105).