What is it about?
Spices are used in foods to add aroma and taste. Since they are used in foods we decided to examine their activity against human bacteria. Those tested included; cayenne, turmeric and black pepper. Results showed that the tested spices have antibacterial potency.
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Why is it important?
Infectious diseases remain a major cause of death worldwide and these are attributed to increases in respiratory tract infections and antibiotic resistance in both nosocomial and community acquired infections. In view of this, the resarch was conducted in search for alternative to commercial antibiotics from natural products.
Perspectives
Since resistance have been developed for antibiotics and moreso antibiotics have side effects alternative is being investigated into especially from natural products which may be used in place of antibiotics or in combination with antibiotics to yield better results.
Ajose Daniel
Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Antibacterial Activities of Three Spices on Some Human Bacterial Pathogens, Microbiology Research Journal International, December 2017, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/mrji/2017/37904.
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