title: Investigation on the antibacterial properties of garlic (Allium sativum) on pneumonia causing bacteria.
abstract: The antibacterial activity of the crude aqueous extract of garlic was investigated against some pneumonia causing bacteria by an agar dilution technique. The results revealed that Streptococcus pneumoniae standard test organism was completely inhibited by 7.8 mg/ml of media and the clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae was completely inhibited by 24.38 mg/ml of media, indicating that Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most sensitive and Klebsiella pneumoniae the least. Garlic could be used as an effective antibacterial agent for these pathogenic microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, P.O. Box 1242, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Dawit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dikasso
authors.forename: Hirut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lemma
authors.forename: Kelbessa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urga
authors.forename: Asfaw
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debella
authors.forename: Getachew
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: Ashenif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tadele
authors.forename: Kidist
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yirsaw
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005002:Ethiopia; D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000592:standards*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts