Prevalence And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Bacteria Isolated From Herbal Medicines Vended In Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania

ABSTRACT

Herbal medicines are plant-derived materials used as therapeutic substances or dietary supplements. A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate prevalence of bacteria and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in herbal medicinal products (HMP) vended in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Fifty samples of HMPs were purchased from vendors in six locations in Morogoro Municipality. The samples were analysed by using laboratory standard procedures such as total viable count, isolation and characterization of bacteria and agar disc diffusion method to determine antimicrobials susceptibility. Approximately 88% of HMP had significantly (P

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APA

KIRA, J (2021). Prevalence And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Bacteria Isolated From Herbal Medicines Vended In Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-of-bacteria-isolated-from-herbal-medicines-vended-in-morogoro-municipality-tanzania

MLA 8th

KIRA, JONAS "Prevalence And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Bacteria Isolated From Herbal Medicines Vended In Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 09 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-of-bacteria-isolated-from-herbal-medicines-vended-in-morogoro-municipality-tanzania. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

KIRA, JONAS . "Prevalence And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Bacteria Isolated From Herbal Medicines Vended In Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 09 May. 2021. Web. 29 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-of-bacteria-isolated-from-herbal-medicines-vended-in-morogoro-municipality-tanzania >.

Chicago

KIRA, JONAS . "Prevalence And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Of Bacteria Isolated From Herbal Medicines Vended In Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 29, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-of-bacteria-isolated-from-herbal-medicines-vended-in-morogoro-municipality-tanzania