Antibacterial Activity Of Spices Against Multi Drug Resistant Bacteria Isolated From Urinary Tract Infection

Authors

  • JYOTHIPRABHA .V PG & Research Department of Microbiology, Sengunthar Arts and Science College, Tiruchengode-637205,Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India.
  • DR. P.VENKATACHALAM PG & Research Department of Microbiology, Sengunthar Arts and Science College, Tiruchengode-637205,Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India.

Keywords:

Antimicrobial activity, Spices, Multi-drug resistant organisms, Eugenol, Dimethyl sulphoxide, Antibiotics.

Abstract

India has been recognised as home of spices since long gap of times. Spices and herbs are used generally to impart flavour. Present study has been carried out with a view to analyses the ability of some spices as antibacterial agents. Antimicrobial activity of extracts of clove, cinnamon and pepper has been evaluated against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and  Klebsiella pneumoniae. In agar well diffusion method, clove extracts showed excellent antimicrobial activity against all test organisms.The cinnamon extracts, however, showed only moderate antimicrobial activity whereas the pepper showed the least activity against the test organisms.

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31.12.2015

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JYOTHIPRABHA .V, & DR. P.VENKATACHALAM. (2015). Antibacterial Activity Of Spices Against Multi Drug Resistant Bacteria Isolated From Urinary Tract Infection. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 6(4), 426–431. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/4730

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Volume 6, Issue 4, 2015

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Research Articles

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