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Table 3 Number of strains isolated, number (percentage) of isolates exhibiting antimicrobial activity, and number of antimicrobial isolates with seawater requirements from marine sponge Theonella swinhoei using the agar block method in primary screening

From: Antimicrobial activity and diversity of bacteria associated with Taiwanese marine sponge Theonella swinhoei

Group

Number of isolates

Number of antimicrobial isolates

Number of anti-Staphylococcus aureus

Number of anti-Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Number of anti-Candida albicans

Number of antimicrobial isolates with seawater requirement

Bacterium

606

65 (10.73%)

38 (6.27%)

15 (2.48%)

25 (4.13%)

14 (21.54%)

Actinomycete

94

40 (42.55%)

33 (35.11%)

8 (8.51%)

12 (12.77%)

12 (30.00%)

Total

700

105 (15.00%)

71 (10.14%)

21 (3.29%)

37 (5.29%)

26 (24.76%)