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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker
Joint Authors
Tafere, Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin
Asmerom, Demoze
Kalay, Tesfay Haile
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Infectious diseases caused by fungi and bacteria are among the major causes of illness and death worldwide.
This is mainly implicated by the antimicrobial resistance of the current treatment regimens.
Since plant products are house stores of bioactive compounds, it is essential to screen plant-based antimicrobials to come up with novel medicines that counter the grave consequences of antimicrobial resistance.
In the folk medicine of Ethiopia, Aloe megalacantha is used for the treatment of wound, dandruff, malaria, diabetes, impotence, colon cleansing, amoeba, ascariasis, abdominal pain, urine retention, snake bite, and evil eye.
Hence, the present study was aimed to evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal effects of the leaf exudate of Aloe megalacantha.
Agar well diffusion was employed to determine the antibacterial and antifungal effects.
Six bacterial strains, namely, S.
aureus (standard), S.
aureus (clinical isolate), E.
coli ATCC 25922 (standard), E.
coli (clinical isolate), K.
pneumoniae (standard), and P.
aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (standard), and four fungal strains such as C.
albicans, C.
glabrata, C.
tropicalis, and C.
krusei were studied.
The leaf exudate showed the highest activity against C.
krusei with an average zone diameter of 22.49 ± 0.47 mm at 400 mg/mL.
Among the bacterial species, S.
aureus ATCC 29213 (standard) was the most sensitive with an average zone of diameter of 16.63 ± 0.12 mm at 200 mg/mL.
Thus, the present findings support the folklore use of Aloe megalacantha for the treatment of different microbial infections.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Asmerom, Demoze& Kalay, Tesfay Haile& Tafere, Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin. 2020. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172401
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Asmerom, Demoze…[et al.]. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172401
American Medical Association (AMA)
Asmerom, Demoze& Kalay, Tesfay Haile& Tafere, Gebrehiwot Gebremedhin. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Leaf Exudate of Aloe megalacantha Baker. International Journal of Microbiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172401
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172401