Antimicrobial Analysis of Traditional and Industrial Produced Vinegar

Antimicrobial Analysis of Traditional and Industrial Produced Vinegar Osuala, O.J1;Ezemba, C.C2; Chude, C.O3;Ezemba, A.S4; Anaukwu, C.5 1-3 Department of Microbiology, ChukwuemekaOdumegwuOjukwu University Uli, Anambra State, NIGERIA. 4-5 Department of Microbiology NnamdiAzikiweUiversityAwka, Anambra State, NIGERIA. constancechinyere790@yahoo.com, osualaoluchioo@gmail.com, co.chude@coou.edu.ng, cg.anaukwu@unizikedu.ng, ehmpeco@gmail..com Abstract The vinegar produced from different locally grown fruits and industrial produced vinegar was evaluated to determine its antimicrobial properties. Agar well diffusion method was used for this analysis. The antimicrobial activities of both locally and industrially produced vinegar were identified using different microbial isolates which includes Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida sp using different extracts of the vinegar.The results of the antimicrobial analysis showed that the vinegar exhibit different activities on the clinical isolates. Concentrations of 500mg/ml, 250mg/ml, 125mg/ml and 62.5mg/ml of the vinegar extracts were used. The aqueous and n-butanol extract of Vin A gave the highest zone of inhibition with a diameter of 19mm on Staphylococcus aureus at 500mg/ml concentration.The aqueous extract of Vin A gave diameter range of 15mm-19mm for S. aureus and 11mm-17mm for Candida sp. n-Butanol extract gave the range of 10mm-12mm for E.coli, 12mm-19mm on S. aureus and 7mm-15mm onCandida sp. The ethyl acetate of Vin A gave a diameter of 9mm and 10mm for Candida sp. The n-Butanol extract of Vin B gave the diameter of 10mm for E.coliat 500mg/ml, 6mm and 60mm for S. aureus and 9mm for Candida sp. the aqueous extract of Vin C gave diameter of ranges within 8mm-11mm for E.coli, and 10mm on cCandida sp. The n-Butanol extract gave the range of 7mm-10mm on E.coli, 8mm-12mm on S. aureus and 9-10mm on Candida sp. n-butanol extract of Vin D gave a diameter of 9mm for E.coli, 10mm for staph and a diameter range of 7-11mm for Candida sp. The ethylacetate of the extract gave 7mm and 8mm for E.coli, 9mm and 11mm for Candida sp. The vinegars analysed exhibited bactericidal, bacteriostatic and no activity on the clinical isolates. URL: https://www.ijbst.org/papers-published/ijbst-2021-volume-14-issue-