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The comparative antimicrobial effects of castor, garlic, beniseed and bitter cola extracts on microorganisms isolated from hospitals’ wards

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Medical microbiology

Abstract

Background: There is high incidence of nosocomial in developing countries and the bacteria responsible are becoming more resistant to commercially available antibiotics, hence, the need for this research. Methods: Isolation and identification of microorganisms from different wards of Ilara-Mokin health centers was done using standard methods. The bacteria isolated were identified and subjected to susceptibility test using four extracts and standard antibiotics for comparative study. Results: A high bacterial load of 52.00 ± 3.46 cfu/ml obtained was from the toilet in maternity ward, while the least bacterial load of 2.67 ± 0.67 cfu/ml was obtained from the floor of the male ward. A total of twelve (12) bacteria were isolated and identified, while nine (9) fungi were equally isolated and identified. The susceptibility of the bacteria isolates to ethanol extracts of castor, garlic, beniseed and bitter cola showed that garlic extract is most effective on the isolates having the highest diameter of zone of inhibition, Bacillus licheniformis with a diameter of 18.20±2.05 mm. Conclusion: The garlic ethanol extract was the most effective on the isolates while Pseudomonas was the most unsusceptible to all the extracts. The extracts tested in this work comparatively exceeded the potency of antibiotics, however, the Gram-negative bacteria are not very susceptible to the extracts. Therefore, these extracts can be used in development of novel antibiotics, especially to help curb resistance of pathogenic microorganisms implicated in nosocomial infections.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2023.200261.1485

Keywords

hospital, Nosocomial, extracts, Susceptible, resistant

Authors

First Name

Abdul

Last Name

Momoh

MiddleName

Onoruoiza

Affiliation

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria

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abdul.momoh@elizadeuniversity.edu.ng

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0000-0002-5732-5629

First Name

abiola

Last Name

Asowata-Ayodele

MiddleName

mojisola

Affiliation

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Nigeria of medical sciences, ondo

Email

mayodeleasowata@unimed.edu.ng

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Orcid

0000-0002-9531-1105

First Name

Ogonnoh

Last Name

Olayemi

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-

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeriaepartment of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure.

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ogonnohyemi@gmail.com

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First Name

Theresa

Last Name

David-Momoh

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Affiliation

Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State. Nigeria

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mlstessy28@gmail.com

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Volume

5

Article Issue

3

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49567

Issue Date

2024-08-01

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2023-03-15

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2024-08-01

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1,198

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1,216

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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The comparative antimicrobial effects of castor, garlic, beniseed and bitter cola extracts on microorganisms isolated from hospitals’ wards

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25 Dec 2024