An evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of aloe barbadensis:A. chabaudii and A. arborescens leaf extracts used in folklore veterinary medicine in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorMbanga, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorMangoma, Ngonidzashe
dc.contributor.authorSaidi, Bamusi
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-21T07:36:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-23T14:00:24Z
dc.date.available2013-03-21T07:36:36Z
dc.date.available2023-06-23T14:00:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionAppears in the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 9 (23): 2918-2923, Medwell Journals, 2010en_US
dc.description.abstractThe antimicrobial activities of Aloe barbadensis Miller(Aloe vera), A. chabaudii and A. Arborescens sap extracts on selected microorganisms were determined. Methanol as well as aqueous extracts of these plants were obtained and then tested for their antimicrobial activities using the disc diffusion assay. The extracts were assayed againstgram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus substilis), gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, S. gallinarum, Klebsiellasp., Proteussp.) and Candida albicans. The study showed that the sap extracts of the three Aloes had antimicrobial activity against all the tested microorganisms. The antimicrobial activity of the methanol extracts were significantly higher than those of the aqueous (warm and cold) extracts (one tailed t-test, p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the antimicrobial activities of the aqueous extracts (one tailed t-test, p<0.05). S. typhimurium and S. gallinarum were the least susceptible to the extracts tested E. coli, Proteussp., Klebsiellasp. and C. albicans were the most sensitive.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational University of Science and Technology (NUST) Research Board.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1680-5593
dc.identifier.urihttp://196.220.97.103:4000/handle/123456789/275
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.licenseThis article was downloaded from NUST Institutional repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions as set out in the Institutional Repository Policy.en_US
dc.subjectEthno veterinary medicineen_US
dc.subjectAloe sapen_US
dc.subjectAntimicrobial activityen_US
dc.subjectMicrobesen_US
dc.titleAn evaluation of the antimicrobial activities of aloe barbadensis:A. chabaudii and A. arborescens leaf extracts used in folklore veterinary medicine in Zimbabween_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
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