Screening for antimicrobial activity of extracts from Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. rubrum Theilade

Authors

  • Linda yani
  • Norazian, M.H
  • Muhamad Zakaria
  • Noorsaadah Abdul Rahman
  • Norzulaani, K

Abstract

Extracts from the rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. rubrum Theilade were tested for antimicrobial activity against 11 bacterial and 6 fungal species. Compared with standard antibiotics, extracts had low to moderate activity except for the petroleum ether extract. The activity spectrum is wide against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial as well as fungal tested. The extracts that showed the highest antimicrobial activity have similar antifungal activity with 5- Fluorocytosine at 10µg/disc against Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Other extracts showed low to moderate antibacterial activity when compared with gentamicin at 10µg/disc against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 24213 and ATCC 29213), Streptococcus faecalis, Micrococcus luteus and Proteus vulgaris.

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Published

26-04-2001

How to Cite

yani, L., M.H, N., Zakaria, M., Abdul Rahman, N., & K, N. (2001). Screening for antimicrobial activity of extracts from Zingiber officinale Rosc. var. rubrum Theilade. Malaysian Journal of Science (MJS), 20(1), 65–69. Retrieved from https://ajba.um.edu.my/index.php/MJS/article/view/8778

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