Antibacterial Activity of Solanum torvum Fruit Extracts by Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract

Bacterial infections are a major public health concern, accounting for almost 17 million deaths worldwide. The bacteria responsible for these infections include Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, which are sometimes resistant to different families of antibiotics. To overcome this problem, research into new antibiotic molecules is becoming a necessity. The aim of this study was to assess the antibacterial activity of Solanum torvum fruits against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. To achieve this, 70 % hydroethanol and 100 % ethanol extracts were prepared from Solanum torvum fruit and then tested in solid and liquid media respectively and separately on reference strains (ATCC), clinical, sensitive and resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. All these susceptible and resistant strains were isolated from various biological products from patients. It was found that the tests on the various extracts showed bactericidal activity on all the bacterial strains tested. It can therefore be said that these extracts can be used as potential therapeutic sources for the treatment of these bacteria.