Antimicrobial activities of some Nigerian spices on some pathogens

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dc.contributor.authorAboaba, O. O.
dc.contributor.authorEzeh, A. R.
dc.contributor.authorAnabuike, C. L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-07T09:34:38Z
dc.date.available2022-09-07T09:34:38Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe aqueous and ethanol extracts of four spices ( Monodora myristica, Piper guineense, Xylopia aethiopica, Tetrapleura tetraptera ) were prepared and the antibacterial properties assessed using the agar diffusion method. The test organisms were Enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella pnemonium, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Bacillus sp. and Enterococcus faecalis. The susceptibility of the test bacteria strains to various antibiotics was performed. The aqueous extracts had antimicrobial activities on all test organisms used (MIC values of 30-60mg/ml and a range of inhibition, 10-25mm). The ethanol extracts were less sensitive (3.3-26mg/ml on E. feacalis). The phytochemical screening of the potent extracts revealed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoid and glycosides. The test organisms showed susceptibility to majority of the antibiotics used ranging from an average of 10mm-37mm. The aqueous extracts can be used as an alternative therapy to the use of antibiotics as the zones of inhibition exhibited by the test strains to both were comparable.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAboaba, O.O., Ezeh, A.R. and Anabuike, C.L., 2011. Antimicrobial activities of some Nigerian spices on some pathogens. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America, 2(8), pp.1187-1193.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY JOURNAL OF NORTH AMERICAen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobialen_US
dc.subjectplant extracten_US
dc.subjectPhytochemicalen_US
dc.subjectInhibitory and agar diffusionen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleAntimicrobial activities of some Nigerian spices on some pathogensen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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