Kwara State University
Ade Afe
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Department: Crop Production
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| 1 | Growth pattern and in vitro Antibacterial Activity of Some Cultivated Herbs against Fish Pathogenic and Food Poisoning Bacteria. |
The global concern on the deleterious effect of synthetic antimicrobials in the production of food animals call for suitable and sustainable natural alternatives, one of which is used of herbal products. This study aimed to investigate the growth pattern of some herbs of medical values and their antibacterial potentials against some fish pathogenic and food poisoning bacteria, compared with Aqua medic( a synthetic antibiotic) using agar well diffusion assay. The results showed that the number of leaves produced in Euphorbia hirta was more than the leaves produced in E.heterophylla ; notwithstanding, E. heterophylla was higher than E. hirta. Ocimum gratissimum showed similar pattern of growth with E.heterophylla during the first 8 weeks while Phyllanthus amarus is characterized with production of higher number leaflet at the early growth stages. All the herbal extracts investigated showed presence of flavonoids and tannins. The ethanol E. hirta extract (EHE )and Jatropha gossypiifolia extract (JGE) exhibited significantly higher (P<0.05)zone of inhibition against pseudomonas aeruginosa and fluorescences, compared to other extract and aquamedics. The JGE also had higher zone of inhibition against Aeromonas hydrophila (26.67 mm)and Streptococcus agalactiae (25.67 mm) compared to aquamedics (22.33 mm) and other extract while EHE, E. Heterophylla and Moringa oleifera exhibited similar zones of inhibition, 23.67 mm, 23.00 mm, 21.67 mm, respectively, compared with 22.33 mm obtain for aquamedic against A. hydrophila. The methanol extracs of JGE, EHE and P. Amarus extract also exhibited higher zone of inhibition against P aeruginosa, compared to other extract and the synthetic antibiotic. However, the synthetic antibiotic demonstrated higher zone of inhibition than the aqueous extract of herbs, except EHE which had similar inhibitory activity with Aquamedic against P. fluorescences. On overall, ethanol extract seemed to have more Potent antibacterial activity.... | Adeniyi, O.V., Adedayo, M.R., and Afe, A.I. | 17. Pp 84 -109 | Journal article | 2021-07-19 | https://www.ijoardjournal.org/index.php/ijoardjournal/article/view/256 | |