ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF Cympobogon citratus AND Cocos nucifera OILS

Jolaoso A.A; Ajayi J.O and Ogunmuyiwa S.I.O

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Nigeria

E-mail:jolaazeezat@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Cympobogon citratus and Cocos nucifera oil were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activity against pathogenic strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae ,Salmonella typhi, Esherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus ATT25667 and Candida albicans(the only fungi strain).The antimicrobial properties against the aforementioned strains were compared to standard antibiotics, third generation fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin and imidazole respectively. The Salmonella typhi strain showed higher susceptibility to Cympobogon citratus oil while Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae showed appreciable susceptibility. In Cocos nucifera oil, the Candida albicans showed a greater susceptibility when compared to the standard imidazole.The Cocos nucifera oil showed greater susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus and Eshcerichia coli strain. Therefore the oil extract of these Cympobogon citratus and Cocos nucifera have been found to have potential application for prevention of bacteria and fungi infection. The present study supports its traditional uses.

Keywords:  antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic, antibiotic