TY  - JOUR
T1  - Investigation of <I>In vitro</I> Antimicrobial Activity of <I>Aloe vera</I> Juice
AU - , Suleyman Alemdar AU - , Sema Agaoglu 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SP  - 99
EP  - 102
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.99.102
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.99.102
KW  - Aloe vera juice
KW  -antimicrobial activity
KW  -microorganism
AB  - This study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of the <I>Aloe vera</I> juice against Gram-positive bacteria (<I>Mycobacterium smegmatis</I>,<I> Staphylococcus aureus</I>,<I> Enterococcus faecalis</I>,<I> Micrococcus luteus </I>and<I> Bacillus sphericus</I>), Gram-negative bacteria (<I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>,<I> Klebsiella pneumoniae</I>,<I> Escherichia coli </I>and<I> Salmonella typhimurium</I>) and <I>Candida albicans </I>as <I>in vitro</I>. The disc diffusion method was used to test the antimicrobial activity. The study showed that <I>Aloe vera</I> juice has antimicrobial activity against <I>M. smegmatis, K. pneumoniae, E. faecalis, M. luteus, C. albicans</I> and <I>B. sphericus</I>, but has no inhibitory effect against the other bacterial strains. The least inhibitory effect was found against <I>M. luteus</I>, while <I>C. albicans </I>was detected to be the most sensitive strain. As a result; the antibacterial activity of the tested plant juice was found effective mainly against the Gram-positive bacteria. This is important to use of <I>Aloe vera</I> for medication, cosmetic and food purposes.
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