ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT OF AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA (ALLIGATOR PEPPER) AND ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (GINGER) AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI.

Student: Abdulganiyu Salihu
Supervisor: Mrs Francisca Orivri
HOD: Dr Emmanuel Onoja
Department of Microbiology
Science
Federal Polytechnic, Kaura/Namoda, Zamfara State

Abstract

This study investigated the antibacterial potential of ethanolic extracts of Aframomum melegueta (Alligator pepper) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Results revealed that Z. officinale extracts exhibited significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus (at concentrations A and E) and E. coli (at concentration E), while A. melegueta showed no antibacterial activity

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