Abstract

Efficacy of Allicin against multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli recovered from potable water

Highlights

  • According to WHO (World HealthThe availability of clean drinking water to Organization), biological contaminants in its population is still a major problem being drinking water are responsible for about faced by many developing countries.80% of health problems [1, 2]

  • In Pakistan different research articles proclaimed the incidence of microbial presence in potable water, but no study represents the prevalence of Escherichia coli in potable drinking water in the district

  • Out of three consecutive concentrations of ethanolic allicin extracts used in the experimental wash water containing multi-drug resistant (MDR) E. coli was capable to clean the water at 8.00 μg/ml of ethanolic extract of allicin in 10 minutes followed by 10.00 μg/ml and 12.00 μg/ml as effective at 5 minutes of treatment at 28oC

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Introduction

According to WHO (World HealthThe availability of clean drinking water to Organization), biological contaminants in its population is still a major problem being drinking water are responsible for about faced by many developing countries.80% of health problems [1, 2]. The food and waterborne pathogens cause a variety of intestinal diseases including diarrhea, cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, shigellosis, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, salmonellosis and cholera [4]. These pathogens are released in water through drainage from human sewage and animal husbandry facilities. Among different waterborne pathogens prevailing in developing countries, the biggest issue is the E. coli and its presence in drinking water indicates the contamination of fecal material. Several control strategies are suggested, including restricted use of antimicrobial agents in animal food, improve the mechanism of drugs to cope with the resistance genes and Judicious use of antibiotics in veterinary and animal health [7]. In Pakistan different research articles proclaimed the incidence of microbial presence in potable water, but no study represents the prevalence of Escherichia coli in potable drinking water in the district

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