.ABSTRACT
The growing population concern about health has recently led to the development of natural
antimicrobials to control diseases. Medicinal plants and spices are one of the most commonly used
natural antimicrobial agents in food and have been used traditionally for thousands of years by
many cultures for controlling common health. Zingiber ojjicinale has long been used as
naturopathy due to their potential antimicrobial activity against different microbial pathogens. This
study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of Zingiber ojjicinale rhizome on
Staphylococcus aureus. The present study showed the potent antimicrobial activity of the rhizome
extract against the tested bacterial pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus (Pl023) which was collected
from the Department of Microbiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State. Using the
disc method, 0.03mg/disc - 2.80mg/disc tested showed that only l.40mg/disc and 2.80mg/disc
inhibited the growth of the test organism, which gave a corresponding zone of inhibition of 14mm
and 17mm, respectively. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) result showed that the least
concentration of the ginger extracts tested where no growth was recorded was with 125mg/ml while l 75mg/ml concentration proved to be the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).
MOJISOLA, M (2021). Antibacterial Effect Of Zingiber Officinale On Staphylococcus Aureus. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/antibacterial-effect-of-zingiber-officinale-on-staphylococcus-aureus
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MOJISOLA, MEPAIYEDA . "Antibacterial Effect Of Zingiber Officinale On Staphylococcus Aureus" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/antibacterial-effect-of-zingiber-officinale-on-staphylococcus-aureus