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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Antibacterial activity of Moringa Oleifera Seed and its efficacy in the treatment of Water
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Onyeulor P N, Irechukwu O E, Ugwuegbu A O, Chimereze N, Azubuike C
Abstract
Health is synonymous with wealth. Exploring
the use of local content in analyzing and solving health related problems in an
era of inflation is another way of being economically resilient, especially in
a depressed economy. Again, a good laboratory investigation being sine qua non
to successful treatment will minimize wastage of meager resources. In this
study, the antibacterial activity of Moringa oleifera seed and its efficacy in
water treatment was assayed. Moringa oleifera seed was purchased from a nearby
market, dried and grinded into powder form using a sterile grinder. A known
weight of the powder was added into a measured volume of water samples. They
were incubated at different time intervals including controls. The samples were
later subjected to both cultural, morphological and biochemical techniques to
ascertain the antibacterial effect of the seed on bacteria load of the water.
The results obtained showed five bacteria genera from the samples which
included—Escherichia, Klebsiella, Staphylococccus, Bacillus and Micrococcus before
and after addition of the M. oleifera seed powder. Also, the bacteria load of
the water samples into which the M oleifera seed powder was added were higher
than the samples with no M oleifera powder addition. The sample which had the
longest exposure with M oleifera seed powder recorded more bacteria load (6.8 x
106cfu/ml.). It can therefore be concluded that M oleifera seed has
no antibacterial activity on water isolates and hence cannot be used in water
treatment. It can therefore be recommended that M oleifera seed when used for
its nutritional value, should be complemented with antibacterial agents for
treatment of bacteria related infections.
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Pages:49-51
How to cite this article:
Onyeulor P N, Irechukwu O E, Ugwuegbu A O, Chimereze N, Azubuike C "Antibacterial activity of Moringa Oleifera Seed and its efficacy in the treatment of Water". International Journal of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 49-51
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