In vitro study on the inhibitory effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) extracts on some aerobic bacteria found in epidermal burns
Date
6-2016
Degree
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
College
College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Marco F. Reyes
Co-adviser
Rey B. Oronan
Abstract
Experimentally induced epidermal burns from 18 apparently healthy rabbits were the sources of the swabs for this study. The bacterial swabs were taken at days one, three, seven and 14 post burn induction. These were inoculated in Blood Agar Plate and McConkey Agar. Isolated organisms were inoculated in Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA). Turmeric (Curcumalonga) infusion and juice were impregnated in a punched out filter paper and incubated. The discs were placed on the MHA equidistant to the others (oxytetracyline, cephalexin, silver sulfadiazine).Six aerobic bacteria were isolated. Staphyloccus sp. was the predominant isolate (16 out of 23). Commensal Gram-positive bacteria were the first to colonize the wound while Gram-negative bacteria colonized the wound seven days post induction. Inhibitory effects of both infusion and juice extract were seen only against the growth of Staphylococcus sp.. Moreover, C. longa extracts were found to have relatively similar size of zones of inhibition (ZOI) to that of silver sulfadiazine. Furthermore, betweenthe twoextracts, infusion has a relatively superior inhibitory effect compared to the juice extract based on the measure of their ZOI.
Language
English
Location
UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2016 V4 C37
Recommended Citation
Carangcarang, Reyna Mae G., "In vitro study on the inhibitory effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) extracts on some aerobic bacteria found in epidermal burns" (2016). Undergraduate Theses. 4682.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/4682
Document Type
Thesis