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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 6, Issue:12, December, 2017

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2017.6(12): 4329-4333
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.497


Effect of Betel Leaf and Lemon Juice Extracts on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro
A. Kumari1 and S. Bhattacharya2*
1Department of Microbiology, B. Lal Institute of Biotechnology, Jaipur, India
2Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Patna, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Staphylococcus aureus is a smart, often drug-refractory pathogen. This necessitates use of alternate compounds as possible therapeutic options. So we tested the efficacy of extracts of betel leaf and lemon on growth, biofilm formation and virulence factors of this pathogen. Both the extracts showed marked inhibition of the pathogen at high concentrations. The extracts were also non-toxic to the host RBC and WBCs. Hence they can be considered as putative therapeutic options against this pathogen.


Keywords: Staphylococus aureus, Biofilm, Virulence.

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Kumari, A. and Bhattacharya, S. 2017. Effect of Betel Leaf and Lemon Juice Extracts on Staphylococcus aureus in vitro.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(12): 4329-4333. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.612.497
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