TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antimicrobial Properties of the Ethanolic Extracts of <I>Zingiber officinale </I>(Ginger) on <I>Escherichia coli</I> and <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>
AU - Yako, A.B. AU - Moses, O.O. AU - Olowoniyi, O.D. AU - Bassey, J.U. AU - Galadima, A.A. AU - Auta, K.I. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
SP  - 37
EP  - 39
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2011.37.39
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2011.37.39
KW  - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
KW  -Zingiber officinale
KW  -Escherichia coli
KW  -Antimicrobial properties
KW  -folk medicine
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The antimicrobial properties of various extract of <I>Zingiber officinale</I> (ginger) against <I>Escherichia coli</I> and <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I> that are common causes of gastrointestinal track infection were investigated using the Agar and tube diffusion method. The results obtained revealed that etharolic extract of ginger gave the widest zone of inhibition against one out of the two test organisms at the concentration of 20 mg mL<SUP>-1</SUP>. However, <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I> was more sensitive to the extract. It was also observed that the solvent of extraction and its varying concentrations affected the sensitivity of the two test organisms to the plant extract showing that ginger has antimicrobial activities on the test organisms due to its inhibitory effect, thus confirming its use in folk medicine.
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