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Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba

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    • Fatima F. Al-jamal
    • Razan Ataallah Abuassaf
    • Osama H. Abusara
    • Malek Zihlif
    • Ahmad A. Deeb
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    Affiliations: Department of Biological Sciences, School of Sciences, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al‑Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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Abstract

The urgent need for new antibiotics to counter bacterial resistance has led to renewed interest in marine natural products. The present study evaluated the antibacterial potential of ethanolic extracts from three deep‑sea sponges: Stelletta sp., Dactylospongia cf. elegans (D. cf. elegans) and Axinella sp., which were collected from the Gulf of Aqaba off the coast of Jordan. Antibacterial activity was assessed against Gram‑negative and Gram‑positive bacteria using the well diffusion method, followed by determination of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC). Only D. cf. elegans exhibited potent activity, which was limited to Gram‑positive bacteria and showed inhibition zones of 7 to 21 mm and MIC and MBC values of 1 and 2 mg/ml, respectively. Stelletta sp. showed no detectable activity, and Axinella sp. displayed minimal effects. DNA barcoding (28S rRNA) confirmed that all three species belong to the class Demospongiae. LC‑MS/MS analysis of the extract from D. cf. elegans identified bioactive constituents, including bolinaquinone, dactyloquinone, gallic acid and caffeic acid, which are compounds known for antibacterial properties and likely contributed to the observed activity. Thus, D. cf. elegans could be a promising source of antibacterial agents against Gram‑positive pathogens and warrants further evaluation of the mechanisms involved, its toxicity, and its effects in vivo.
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Figure 1

Phylogenetic Analysis of 28S rRNA
gene sequences from three marine sponge samples: A phylogenetic
tree was constructed using MEGA11 software with the UPGMA method,
and evolutionary distances were computed via the Neighbor-Joining
algorithm. Bootstrap values (based on 1,000 replicates) are
displayed in bold. Red boxes and corresponding morphological images
characterize the three sponge samples.

Figure 2

Results of the agar well diffusion
assay for antibacterial activity against: Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus epidermidis, Klebsiella aerogenes,
Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus pumilus and
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Where
Stelletta sp. (Sponge 1), D. cf. elegans (Sponge 2),
Axinella sp. (Sponge 3) with concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20
mg/ml). Gentamycin (10 µg): Positive control for all bacteria,
Vancomycin (30 µg): MRSA-specific positive control, and 80% DMSO:
Negative control. MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus.

Figure 3

Comparative MIC and MBC value of
sponge 2 ethanolic extract against gram-positive bacteria: MIC and
MBC for the ethanolic extracts of sponge 2 against S.
aureus, S. epidermidis and methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus. S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus;
S. epidermidis, Staphylococcus epidermidis; MIC, minimum
inhibitory concentration; MBC, minimum bactericidal
concentration.
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Al-jamal FF, Abuassaf RA, Abusara OH, Zihlif M, Deeb AA and Al-rshaidat MM: Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba. Biomed Rep 24: 44, 2026.
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Al-jamal, F.F., Abuassaf, R.A., Abusara, O.H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A.A., & Al-rshaidat, M.M. (2026). Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba. Biomedical Reports, 24, 44. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2026.2117
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Al-jamal, F. F., Abuassaf, R. A., Abusara, O. H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A. A., Al-rshaidat, M. M."Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba". Biomedical Reports 24.4 (2026): 44.
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Al-jamal, F. F., Abuassaf, R. A., Abusara, O. H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A. A., Al-rshaidat, M. M."Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba". Biomedical Reports 24, no. 4 (2026): 44. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2026.2117
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Al-jamal FF, Abuassaf RA, Abusara OH, Zihlif M, Deeb AA and Al-rshaidat MM: Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba. Biomed Rep 24: 44, 2026.
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Al-jamal, F.F., Abuassaf, R.A., Abusara, O.H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A.A., & Al-rshaidat, M.M. (2026). Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba. Biomedical Reports, 24, 44. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2026.2117
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Al-jamal, F. F., Abuassaf, R. A., Abusara, O. H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A. A., Al-rshaidat, M. M."Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba". Biomedical Reports 24.4 (2026): 44.
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Al-jamal, F. F., Abuassaf, R. A., Abusara, O. H., Zihlif, M., Deeb, A. A., Al-rshaidat, M. M."Ethanolic extracts from deep marine sponges: A new frontier in antibacterial discovery from the Jordanian Gulf of Aqaba". Biomedical Reports 24, no. 4 (2026): 44. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2026.2117
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