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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Antimicrobial activity of bark extracts of Bridelia ferruginea (Euphorbiaceae)
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 43, No. 3, Year 1994
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Water and ethanol extracts of Bridelia ferruginea were examined for phytochemical and antimicrobial properties. The extracts, which were tested at a final concentration of 5mg/ml, produced in vitro antimicrobial activities in assays against hospital strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus lactis, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus mirabilis. Streptococcus pyogenes and Klebsiella sp. The zones of inhibition produced by the extracts in agar diffusion assays against the test micro-organisms ranged from 4 to 20 mm, while the chloramphenicol antibiotic control produced zones that measured 15-36 mm. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of the plant extracts showed the presence of phenols and tannins. Sesquiterpenes, anthroquinones, and saponins were not detected in the extracts. The Gram-negative bacteria appeared to be more susceptible (4-20 mm) to the antimicrobial effect of the extracts than the Gram-positive organisms (4-18 mm). © 1994.
Authors & Co-Authors
Irobi, O. N.
Canada, Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Moo-Young, Murray B.
Canada, Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Anderson, William A.
Canada, Waterloo
University of Waterloo
Daramola, S. O.
Nigeria, Minna
Federal University of Technology, Minna
Statistics
Citations: 136
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0378-8741(94)90041-8
ISSN:
03788741
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy