ISSN 2756-3413
African Journal of Virology Research ISSN 3421-7347 Vol. 5 (7), pp. 001-004, July, 2011. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Evaluation of ogi liquor from different grains for antibacterial activities against some common diarrhoeal bacteria in Southwest Nigeria
Adebolu, T. T.1*, Olodun, A. O.2 and Ihunweze, B. C.1
1Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
2Federal Veterinary Services, Akure, Nigeria.
Accepted 25 July, 2010
Abstract
The effect of raw ogi liquor from five varieties of grains; white maize, yellow maize, white guinea corn, red guinea corn and millet on some diarrhoeal bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Enterobacter species was investigated. The ogi liquors prepared using cold and hot water methods were effective in inhibiting the growth of most of the test organisms with zones of inhibition ranging from 4.0 - 14.0 mm. The growth inhibition mediated by these liquors, however, was not as wide as that of some of the antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin, gentamycin and ofloxacin, but in most cases superior to that of tetracycline, nitrofurantoin and cotrimoxazole.
Key words: Ogi liquor, antibacterial effects, diarrhoeal bacteria.