Synergetic Antimicrobial Effects of Mixtures of Ethiopian Honeys and Ginger Powder Extracts on Standard and Resistant Clinical Bacteria Isolates
Joint Authors
Ewnetu, Yalemwork
Lemma, Wossenseged
Birhane, Nega
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To evaluate antimicrobial effects of mixtures of Ethiopian honeys and ginger rhizome powder extracts on Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922), Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Escherichia coli (R), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (R).
Methods.
Agar diffusion and broth assays were performed to determine susceptibility of these standard and resistant clinical bacteria isolates using honey-ginger powder extract mixtures.
Results.
Honey-ginger powder extract mixtures produced the highest mean inhibition ( 25.62 m m ± 2.55 ) compared to the use of honeys ( 21.63 m m ± 3.30 ) or ginger extracts ( 19.23 m m ± 3.42 ) individually.
The ranges of inhibitions produced by honey-ginger extract mixtures on susceptible test organisms (26–30 mm) and resistant strains (range: 19–27 mm) were higher compared to 7–22 mm and 0–14 mm by standard antibiotic discs.
Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of mixture of honeys-ginger extracts were 6.25% (0.625 v/mL) on the susceptible bacteria compared to 75% for resistant clinical isolates.
Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of honey-ginger extracts was 12.5% (0.125 g/mL) for all the test organisms.
Conclusion.
The result of this study showed that honey-ginger powder extract mixtures have the potential to serve as cheap source of antibacterial agents especially for the drug resistant bacteria strains.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ewnetu, Yalemwork& Lemma, Wossenseged& Birhane, Nega. 2014. Synergetic Antimicrobial Effects of Mixtures of Ethiopian Honeys and Ginger Powder Extracts on Standard and Resistant Clinical Bacteria Isolates. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018640
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ewnetu, Yalemwork…[et al.]. Synergetic Antimicrobial Effects of Mixtures of Ethiopian Honeys and Ginger Powder Extracts on Standard and Resistant Clinical Bacteria Isolates. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018640
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ewnetu, Yalemwork& Lemma, Wossenseged& Birhane, Nega. Synergetic Antimicrobial Effects of Mixtures of Ethiopian Honeys and Ginger Powder Extracts on Standard and Resistant Clinical Bacteria Isolates. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1018640
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1018640