What is it about?
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is a plant whose fruits are mostly used in food and confectionery industries, however, abundant of waste (cocoa pod husk) from cocoa areas can be turned to value-added products which can be effective against some microorganisms.
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Why is it important?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been recorded to be difficult to treat with antibiotics as it has developed resistance to commonly used antibiotics. The emergence of multidrug resistance organism necessitates the search for alternative source of antimicrobial agents mostly from plant extracts.
Perspectives
This article was a delight as it establishes the competence of the co-authors. Writing this article has led to communication with some researchers in medicinal plants and traditional medicine who are interested in alternative sources of antimicrobial agents derived from plant.
Azeez Adesola
Tai Solarin University of Education
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This page is a summary of: Determination of Anti-Pseudomonal Activities of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Pod Husk using Time-Kill-Test and Agar-Well Diffusion Techniques, Journal of Advances in Microbiology, December 2021, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i1230416.
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