Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium

Melastoma malabathricum Linn. is a shrub that comes with beautiful pink or purple flowers and has berries-like fruits rich in anthocyanins. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the M. malabathricum Linn. flower and fruit crude e...

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Main Authors: Che Omar, Siti Nurhadis, Abdullah, Janna Ong, Khairoji, Khairul Anuar, Sieo, Chin Chin, Hamid, Muhajir
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Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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author Che Omar, Siti Nurhadis
Abdullah, Janna Ong
Khairoji, Khairul Anuar
Sieo, Chin Chin
Hamid, Muhajir
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Abdullah, Janna Ong
Khairoji, Khairul Anuar
Sieo, Chin Chin
Hamid, Muhajir
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description Melastoma malabathricum Linn. is a shrub that comes with beautiful pink or purple flowers and has berries-like fruits rich in anthocyanins. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the M. malabathricum Linn. flower and fruit crude extracts against Listeria monocytogenes IMR L55, Staphylococcus aureus IMR S244, Escherichia coli IMR E30, and Salmonella typhimurium IMR S100 using the disc diffusion method. The lowest concentrations of the extracts producing inhibition zones against the test microorganisms were used to determine their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). In addition, the growth of Listeria monocytogenes IMR L55 and Staphylococcus aureus IMR S244 grown in medium supplemented with the respective extracts at different temperatures (4°C, 25°C, and 37°C) and pHs (4, 6, 7, and 8) was determined.
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spelling upm-280312016-03-07T07:38:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28031/ Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium Che Omar, Siti Nurhadis Abdullah, Janna Ong Khairoji, Khairul Anuar Sieo, Chin Chin Hamid, Muhajir Melastoma malabathricum Linn. is a shrub that comes with beautiful pink or purple flowers and has berries-like fruits rich in anthocyanins. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of the M. malabathricum Linn. flower and fruit crude extracts against Listeria monocytogenes IMR L55, Staphylococcus aureus IMR S244, Escherichia coli IMR E30, and Salmonella typhimurium IMR S100 using the disc diffusion method. The lowest concentrations of the extracts producing inhibition zones against the test microorganisms were used to determine their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). In addition, the growth of Listeria monocytogenes IMR L55 and Staphylococcus aureus IMR S244 grown in medium supplemented with the respective extracts at different temperatures (4°C, 25°C, and 37°C) and pHs (4, 6, 7, and 8) was determined. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28031/1/Effects%20of%20Flower%20and%20Fruit%20Extracts%20of%20Melastoma%20malabathricum%20Linn.%20on%20Growth%20of%20Pathogenic%20Bacteria.pdf Che Omar, Siti Nurhadis and Abdullah, Janna Ong and Khairoji, Khairul Anuar and Sieo, Chin Chin and Hamid, Muhajir (2013) Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013. art. no. 459089. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1741-427X; ESSN: 1741-4288 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/459089/abs/ 10.1155/2013/459089
spellingShingle Che Omar, Siti Nurhadis
Abdullah, Janna Ong
Khairoji, Khairul Anuar
Sieo, Chin Chin
Hamid, Muhajir
Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title_full Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title_fullStr Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title_full_unstemmed Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title_short Effects of flower and fruit extracts of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella typhimurium
title_sort effects of flower and fruit extracts of melastoma malabathricum linn. on growth of pathogenic bacteria: listeria monocytogenes, staphylococcus aureus, escherichia coli, and salmonella typhimurium
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