Antimicrobial Activity of Ananas comosus Fruit Extract Against Some Pathogenic Bacteria
Keywords:
Ananas comosus, pathogenic bacteria, Antimicrobial Activity.Abstract
The present study investigates the use of agar well diffusion method and the inhibitory effect of Ananas comosus fruit extract on two gram- negative bacteria( Klebsella spp., Salmonella typhi) and one gram- positive bacteria (Staphlococcus epidermidis). The results showed that extract of Ananas comosus in concentrations 2.5% , 5%, 7.5%, 10% mg / ml , have significant inhibitory effect against bacterial species used in the study. It was indicated that there is a positive relationship between the concentrations of aqueous extract and bacterial sensitivity, whereas the extract is less active against gram positive bacteria as compared with gram negative bacteria.
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