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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Cassia *Occidentalis Lin on Several Multi-Resistant Microbial Strains

Received: 18 December 2023    Accepted: 8 January 2024    Published: 23 January 2024
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The aim of this work is to assess the antimicrobial potential of cassia occidentalis flax (Caesalpiniaceae) leaf extracts on drug-resistant microbial strains, in order to bring phytotherapeutic prescriptions into line with the potential biological activities of the chemical constituents present. Aqueous and hydro-ethanolic extracts were prepared according to the methods of Zirihi and Kra (2003). The antimicrobial activities were determined by measuring the rate of inhibition of microbial growth, diffusion on a solid medium and dilution in a liquid medium. In addition, the mode of action of the active extracts was determined by the ratio of the minimum fungicidal concentration to the minimum inhibitory concentration (MFC/MIC). Aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts from the leaves of C. occidentalis have been shown to have antimicrobial activity. These extracts inhibited the proliferation of C. albicans strains resistant to nystatin. The activity of the aqueous extracts was similar to that obtained with the hydroalcoholic extracts. However, both types of extract showed no significant efficacy against S. aureus, E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains at the doses used (200 mg/ml; 100 mg/ml and 50 mg/ml) in all the pharmacological tests repeated during this study.

Published in International Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Volume 9, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijmb.20240901.11
Page(s) 1-6
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Keywords

Pharmaco-Multi-Resistance, Antimicrobial Activity, Fungicide, Cassia Occidentatlis

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  • Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo; Microbiological Laboratory, Quality Control Department of the BIOCARE Pharmaceutical Industry, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSSA), Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

  • Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Congo

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