Antibacterial activity of allicin from Allium sativum against antibiotic resistant uropathogens
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Antibacterial activity of A. sativum was tested against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial isolates from Urinary Tract of Indian patients, which were confirmed for resistant against commonly used antibiotics for urinary tract infections. In present study, only five quantities (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50μg) of aqueous allicin from A. sativum cloves and leaves were used, which has antibacterial activity against test isolates by disc diffusion method. The maximum inhibitory activity of allicin against all test isolates was observed at 40μg and the quantity was found statistically significant (P< 0.01) for antibacterial activity of allicin extracted from A. sativum cloves and leaves against UT bacterial isolates.
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