African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12504

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial substances produced by bacteria isolated from different Jordanian sources that are active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Nasser M. El-Banna1, Samar S. Quddoumi2 and Hitham Daradka1
1Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Science, Jerash Private University, Jerash, Jordan. 2National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT), Albaq,a, Jordan.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 22 June 2007
  •  Published: 31 August 2007

Abstract

We report here the preliminary antimicrobial activity of substances produced byBacillus subtilis NB-6 (air flora isolate), Bacillus megaterium NB-3 (air flora isolate),Burkholderia mallei NB-8 (water isolate) and Corynebacterium kutscheri NB-1 (soil isolate) against a number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The MRSA were isolated from sheep, bovine, camel and poultry meat samples collected from retails shops and slaughter houses located in Amman area, Jordan. B. mallei NB-8 and C. kutscheri NB-1 were found to possess a good antimicrobial activity against MRSA strains.

 

Key words: Antimicrobial activity, Bacillus, Burkholderia, Corynebacterium, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

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