Investigating antibacterial activity of defatted Moringa Oleifera seed extract on selected gram-negative and gram-positive microbes

• Main Authors: Idris Oseni, Munirat, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Abdulkarim, Mohd Ismail, Jamal, Parveen, Hamzah, Mohd. Salleh, Jami, Mohammed Saedi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Progress Publishing Company 2013
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/32231/1/Munirat_2013%2821A-16%29%5B1%5D_%28IJAR%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32231/; http://www.ijar.lit.az/en.php?go=january2013
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Moringa oleifera seed extracts has been found to possesses antibacterial properties. In this research, the antibacterial property of the defatted seed extract (after oil removal) was investigated against two gram-negative bacterial strains (Escherichia coli, Pseudosomonas aeruginosa) and two gram-...