Objective:To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Ocimum sanctum(O.sanctum) leaf extract, alone,and in combination with chloramphenicol(C) and trimethoprim(Tm) against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi(S.typhi).Meth...Objective:To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Ocimum sanctum(O.sanctum) leaf extract, alone,and in combination with chloramphenicol(C) and trimethoprim(Tm) against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi(S.typhi).Methods:The antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of tulsi, 0.sanctum,leaf(TLE:500μg) for 23 S.typhi isolates was determined following agar diffusion. The C(30μg) and Tm(5μg) activity alone and in combination with TLE(250μg) was determined by disk diffusion.The zone diameter of inhibition(ZDI) for the agents was recorded, and growth inhibitory indices(Glls) were calculated.Results:The S.typhi isolates(n=23),which were resistant to both C(ZDI 6 mm) and Tm(ZDI 6 mm),had TLE(500μg) ZDIs 16-24 mm.The ZDIs of C and Tm were increased up to 15-21 mm and 17-23 mm,respectively,when TLE(250μg) was added to the C and Tm discs.The Glls ranged 0.789-1.235 and 0.894-1.352,due to combined activity against S.typhi isolates,of C and TLE and Tm and TLE.respeclivelv.Conclusions:The data suggest that TLE,in combination with C and Tm,had synergistic activity for S.typhi isolates, and hence O.sanclum is potential in combating S.typhi drug resistance,as well promising in the development of non-antibiotic drug for S.typhi infection.展开更多
文摘Objective:To evaluate the antibacterial activity of Ocimum sanctum(O.sanctum) leaf extract, alone,and in combination with chloramphenicol(C) and trimethoprim(Tm) against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi(S.typhi).Methods:The antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of tulsi, 0.sanctum,leaf(TLE:500μg) for 23 S.typhi isolates was determined following agar diffusion. The C(30μg) and Tm(5μg) activity alone and in combination with TLE(250μg) was determined by disk diffusion.The zone diameter of inhibition(ZDI) for the agents was recorded, and growth inhibitory indices(Glls) were calculated.Results:The S.typhi isolates(n=23),which were resistant to both C(ZDI 6 mm) and Tm(ZDI 6 mm),had TLE(500μg) ZDIs 16-24 mm.The ZDIs of C and Tm were increased up to 15-21 mm and 17-23 mm,respectively,when TLE(250μg) was added to the C and Tm discs.The Glls ranged 0.789-1.235 and 0.894-1.352,due to combined activity against S.typhi isolates,of C and TLE and Tm and TLE.respeclivelv.Conclusions:The data suggest that TLE,in combination with C and Tm,had synergistic activity for S.typhi isolates, and hence O.sanclum is potential in combating S.typhi drug resistance,as well promising in the development of non-antibiotic drug for S.typhi infection.
