User, Windows (2019) ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF Carica papaya SEED AGAINST ENTERIC ORGANISMS. Diploma thesis, Godfrey Okoye University.
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ABSTRACT Lots of research has been conducted on Carica papaya and its antibacterial efficacy on bacterial pathogens and this led to this study on antibacterial activities of Carica papaya seed extract on enteric microorganisms. The seed extract was prepared in two ways; Aqueous and methanolic with varying concentration such as 25, 50, 75, 100 mg/ml respectively. The agar well diffusion method was used to assay the effect on standardized test organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. Also positive and negative control were used to truly have an accurate idea of how potent the seed extracts were when used in close compsarism with conventional drugs. The zone of inhibition was calculated at different concentrations of the seed extracts for both (aqueous and methanolic). There was inhibition of the test organisms at varying concentrations except Salmonella typhi which was inhibited at 100mg/ml for both forms of extract. Though it was revealed that both forms of the seed extract (aqueous and methanolic) were effective against the bacterial pathogens, however the methanolic had more potency compared to the aqueous extract.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Diploma) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology |
| Depositing User: | Mr Jonadab Nwosu |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Apr 2019 12:47 |
| Last Modified: | 18 May 2019 00:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1120 |
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