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A comparison of the antimicrobial (antifungal) properties of garlic, ginger and lime on Aspergillus Flavus, Aspergillus Niger And Cladosporium Herbarum using organic and water base extraction methods

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dc.contributor.author Tagoe, D
dc.contributor.author Baidoo, S
dc.contributor.author Dadzie, I
dc.contributor.author Kangah, V
dc.contributor.author Nyarko, H
dc.date.accessioned 2021-08-20T16:43:50Z
dc.date.available 2021-08-20T16:43:50Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5924
dc.description 11p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The study aim at comparing the antimicrobial (antifungal) properties of garlic, ginger and lime on Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Cladosporium herbarum using organic and water base extraction. Pure cultures of the test fungal were isolated from rotten vegetables, air spora, and a swab of the skin surface whilst filtered plant extracts were obtained by means of organic (absolute ethanol) and aqueous (distilled water) extraction techniques. The pour plate technique was applied in the antifungal sensitivity testing using Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and results obtained by measuring diameter of fungal growth over a 7day incubation period. Growth results showed high but varied levels of antimicrobial effectiveness. Ginger showed the highest antimicrobial effect against all the test fungi (P<0.01) followed by garlic (P<0.05) and then lime (P<0.01) in Aspergillus species but not in effective on C. herbarum (P>0.05) using ethanol extraction. In the water (aqueous) base extraction medium, lime exhibited the highest antimicrobial (antifungal) effect (P<0.01) on all test fungi, followed by garlic (P<0.01) on Aspergillus species,(P<0.05) on C. herbarum whilst ginger was ineffective on Aspergillus species (P>0.05) but highly fungicidal on C. herbarum (P<0.01). Thus water base extraction technique was the most effective in inducing antifungal properties of lime whiles ethanol base extraction technique was the best for ginger. Garlic on the other hand exhibited a good antimicrobial (antifungal) property in both ethanol and water extraction media. The study thus confirms the antifungal properties of these medicinal plants and suggests the type of extraction to yield the best results en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Citation en_US
dc.title A comparison of the antimicrobial (antifungal) properties of garlic, ginger and lime on Aspergillus Flavus, Aspergillus Niger And Cladosporium Herbarum using organic and water base extraction methods en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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