title: Bismuth-inhibitory effects on bacteria and stimulation of fungal growth in vitro.
abstract: Bismuth salicylate was found to inhibit the growth of a range of bacteria and yeast, "Candida albicans". In general the growth of bacteria did not result in increase in bismuth solubilisation, in contrast, bismuth solubilisation increased following the growth of C. albicans. A significant increase in the biomass (dry weight) of Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus oryzae occurred in vitro when these fungi were grown in the presence of bismuth salicylate. Biomass increase occurred over a range of bismuth compound additions, which in the case of A. oryzae was associated with increase in the solubilisation of the insoluble bismuth compounds.
authors: Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Sulaiman Ali
authors: SA
authors: Alharbi
authors: Bassam H
authors: BH
authors: Mashat
authors: Naif Abdullah
authors: NA
authors: Al-Harbi
authors: Milton
authors: M
authors: Wainwright
authors: Abeer S
authors: AS
authors: Aloufi
authors: Sulamain
authors: S
authors: Alnaimat
keywords: Bacterial inhibition; Fungal growth stimulation; Medical uses of bismuth
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