Olasunkanmi, Adedoyin A. and OYEDE,, R.T. (2020) INVITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF RHUS LONGIPES AGAINST SOME HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 10th – 11th Nov., 2020, 10th – 11th Nov., 2020, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Abstract
Medicinal plants have been identified as valuable resources of natural antimicrobial compounds as an alternative that can potentially be effective in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria. This study was aimed to evaluate the in-vitro antibacterial activity of ethanol extract of Rhus longipes leaf. Agar well diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were used to determine the antibacterial activity of R.longipes against three bacteria species Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Result obtained showed that the plant extract inhibited the growth of all the microorganisms used at different concentrations. The zone of inhibition (ZOI) of the plant extract against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was 25.5mm, 27.5mm and 20.5mm respectively. The experiment confirmed the efficacy of this plant extract as a natural antimicrobial and can serve as a treatment of infectious diseases caused by these organisms.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Bolanle Yisau I. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 02:38 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2023 02:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2305 |
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