Asian Journal of Plant Sciences1682-39741812-5697Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajps.2008.331.333In vitro Antibacterial Activity of Nigella sativa Against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus]]>ZuridahH. FairuzA.R.M. ZakriA.H.Z. RahimM.N.A. 3200873Antimicrobial activity of Nigella sativa against Staphylococcus
aureus (ATCC 25923), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853), Klebsiella
pneumoniae (ATCC 19615), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and
Bacillus cereus (ATCC 11778) were investigated. The seed extracts
were prepared by the methanolic wetting extraction method. Filter paper
discs impregnated with varying concentrations of N. sativa extract
were tested by the disk diffusion method. The inhibition zones of the
Mueller Hinton agar in different extract concentration showed that at
25 mg/20 μL, 50 mg/20 μL and 100 mg/20 μL, the inhibition
zones increased accordingly in S. aureus and P. aeruginosa.
However, N. sativa was found to be inactive against ESBL producers
(E. coli, K. pneumoniae and B. cereus).]]>Dadgar, T., M. Asmar, A. Saifi, M. Mazandarani and H. Bayat et al2006Staphylococcus aureus.]]>5861866Ferdous, A.J., S.N. Islam, M. Ahsan, C.M. Hassan and Z.U. Ahmed,1992In vitro antibacterial activity of the volatile oil of Nigella sativa seeds against multiple drug-resistant isolates of Shigella spp. and isolates of Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli.]]>6137140Lim, V.K.E.,200358156158Mashhadian, N.V. and H. Rakhshandeh,2005Nigella sativa extracts against S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and C. albicans.]]>214752National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards,19931993Philippon, A., R. Labia and G. Jacoby,19893311311136Rahizan, I., M.Y. Rohani, H. Hasnida, A. Rahman, M. Azam, H. Zulhainan, K.C. Keah, B. Adom, F. Alex, K.H. See, B. Patrick, N. Salbiah and C.K.C. Mahadi, 1998E coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.]]>29395