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Antibiotic activity of the antioxidant drink effective Microorganism-X (EM-X) extracts against common nosocomial pathogens: an in vitro study
- Source :
- Natural Product Research
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- EM-X is a mixed consortium of beneficial microorganisms of natural occurrence (lactic bacteria, yeast and photosynthetic bacteria). The aim of this study is to evaluate the antimicrobial activity in-vitro of EM-X to the principal pathogens isolated in clinical settings and to understand if it could be a suitable adjuvant to synthetic antibiotics. According the World Health Organization we performed antimicrobial assays to the main pathogens usually found in hospital wards. After antimicrobial testing, EM-X has been shown to be most effective at a concentration of 40 mg/ml four time concentrated than the commercial original solution (10 mg/ml). The EM-X antimicrobial action, although effective against bacteria, has proved to be ineffective against the candida genus. This active range of concentration (mg/ml) may prove a very weak action of EM, but further investigations will be done to separate the active substances form the inactive ones in this complex mixture.
- Subjects :
- medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Antibiotics
Plant Science
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Effective microorganism
01 natural sciences
Biochemistry
Antioxidants
Analytical Chemistry
Microbiology
medicine
Humans
Cross Infection
biology
Bacteria
010405 organic chemistry
Organic Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
Antimicrobial
Yeast
3. Good health
0104 chemical sciences
Anti-Bacterial Agents
010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry
Beneficial organism
Photosynthetic bacteria
Fermented Foods
Adjuvant
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14786419
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Natural Product Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b2709477c5ed1152081635799ed35da7
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2018.1517344