Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud

Eighty six clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were isolated from various pathogenic cases from Erbil hospitals. The isolates were varied in their resistance to antibiotics, and ranged between 13-18 antibiotics out of 22. Genetic transformation between purified plasmid from K. pneumoniae and...

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Main Authors: Khider, Adel Kamal, Mawlud, Sazan Qadir
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Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2012
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29187/1/29187.pdf
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description Eighty six clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were isolated from various pathogenic cases from Erbil hospitals. The isolates were varied in their resistance to antibiotics, and ranged between 13-18 antibiotics out of 22. Genetic transformation between purified plasmid from K. pneumoniae and E. coli JM83 demonstrated that all tested antibiotic resistant genes were plasmid DNA born except Doxycilin resistance gene was chromosomal born. The watery extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris were proved to be most powerful against K. pneumoniae K11 and K32 isolates. A comparative evaluation of plasmids elimination from K. pneumoniae isolates by sub-MIC of plant extracts showed that these extracts could cure plasmids effectively at their respective sub-MIC concentration. Plasmid cured was observed by sub-MIC of Allium sativum and Thymus vulgaris at 350 µg ml-1 cured 2, 4 and 3 plasmids, Mentha spicata and Myrtus communis extract at 250 µg ml-1cured 2, 3 and 2, 4 plasmids from K. pneumoniae K11 and K32 isolates. Curing of plasmid DNA from K. pneumoniae isolates confirmed by determining the loss of resistance markers in cured cultures.
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spelling uitm.eprints-91872020-04-06T01:49:06Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29187/ Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud joa Khider, Adel Kamal Mawlud, Sazan Qadir QD Chemistry Microbial ecology Clinical pathology. Laboratory technique Antibacterial agents Eighty six clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae were isolated from various pathogenic cases from Erbil hospitals. The isolates were varied in their resistance to antibiotics, and ranged between 13-18 antibiotics out of 22. Genetic transformation between purified plasmid from K. pneumoniae and E. coli JM83 demonstrated that all tested antibiotic resistant genes were plasmid DNA born except Doxycilin resistance gene was chromosomal born. The watery extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris were proved to be most powerful against K. pneumoniae K11 and K32 isolates. A comparative evaluation of plasmids elimination from K. pneumoniae isolates by sub-MIC of plant extracts showed that these extracts could cure plasmids effectively at their respective sub-MIC concentration. Plasmid cured was observed by sub-MIC of Allium sativum and Thymus vulgaris at 350 µg ml-1 cured 2, 4 and 3 plasmids, Mentha spicata and Myrtus communis extract at 250 µg ml-1cured 2, 3 and 2, 4 plasmids from K. pneumoniae K11 and K32 isolates. Curing of plasmid DNA from K. pneumoniae isolates confirmed by determining the loss of resistance markers in cured cultures. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2012-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29187/1/29187.pdf Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud. (2012) Journal of Academia <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Academia/>, 2 (1). pp. 16-26. ISSN 2232-1519 https://nsembilan.uitm.edu.my/joacns
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Microbial ecology
Clinical pathology. Laboratory technique
Antibacterial agents
Khider, Adel Kamal
Mawlud, Sazan Qadir
Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title_full Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title_fullStr Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title_full_unstemmed Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title_short Potential of aqueous extracts of Allium sativum, Mentha spicata, Myrtus communis and Thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae / Adel Kamal Khider and Sazan Qadir Mawlud
title_sort potential of aqueous extracts of allium sativum mentha spicata myrtus communis and thymus vulgaris as antimicrobials and curing of antibiotic resistant genes in klebsiella pneumoniae adel kamal khider and sazan qadir mawlud
topic QD Chemistry
Microbial ecology
Clinical pathology. Laboratory technique
Antibacterial agents
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29187/1/29187.pdf
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