Effect of bacteriocin produced from Enterococcus faecium against drug resistant bacterial isolates

Authors

  • Chandrashekhar G. Unakal Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar
  • Gizachew Yismaw Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar
  • Amare Gebrehiwot Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar
  • Mengistu Endris Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar
  • Feleke Moges Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v3i12.804

Abstract

A bacteriocin-producing strain isolated from Ethiopian honey was identified as Enterococcus faecium. The incidence of multidrug resistance has become a leading challenge in the treatment of deadly infectious diseases specifically of bacterial origin. In order to reduce the risk and spread of bacterial antibiotic resistance, various new drugs have been searched and introduced in the biomedical science. In this reference, bacteriocin could have been an important alternative for the control of certain infectious agents. The present study was carried out to check the effect of bacteriocin produced from Enterococcus faecium on multidrug resistant bacterial isolates. The isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, were isolated from different clinical specimens and were screened for multidrug resistance by the standard Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Bacteriocin was produced from Enterococcus faecium during growth in MRS broth at 37

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Author Biography

  • Chandrashekhar G. Unakal, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar
    Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Medical MicrobiologyUniversity of Gondar

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Published

2013-01-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 12 (2012): Dec

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Original Research Articles

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Effect of bacteriocin produced from Enterococcus faecium against drug resistant bacterial isolates. (2013). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 3(12), 881-886. https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v3i12.804
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