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In the methanol cladode extract, the most abundant peak was a co-eluting group (2,2-dimethylbutane\/1,2-dimethylaziridine\/oxalic acid isobutyl pentyl ester; 22.21%), followed by methyl 9,12,15-octadecatrienoate (14.64%) and phytol (7.86%), while the methanol aerial parts extract was characterized by a 4H-pyran-4-one derivative (16.41%). Antibacterial activity varied with extract, pathogen, and dose, with maximum inhibition zones of 25.0 \u00b1 1.0 mm against A. hydrophila, 24.0 \u00b1 1.0 mm against Y. ruckeri, and 23.7 \u00b1 0.6 mm against V. anguillarum. The E. tarda isolate was the least susceptible. 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