Evaluation of antioxidant, phytochemicals and antibacterial potential of Mormordica charantia (Linn) against pathogenic bacteria isolated from ready to eat food sold in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria

Ibisanmi, Tope Abraham; Aribisala, Jamiu Olaseni

doi:10.1186/s42269-022-00759-3

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 1 Result of morphological and biochemical results of bacteria isolates from Ready-to-eat food sold in Akure metropolis

From: Evaluation of antioxidant, phytochemicals and antibacterial potential of Mormordica charantia (Linn) against pathogenic bacteria isolated from ready to eat food sold in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria

Biochemical tests																									Suspected bacteria
Tsia																				Gram reaction
Sucrose	Glucose	Lactose	Gas	H2s	Galactssose	Rhamnose	mannitol	Maltose	raffinose	xylose	Fructose	arabinose	Citrate	Motility	Indole	Nitrate	Mr	vp	Starch	Shape	Gram	Catalase	Coagulse	Pigment
+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Citrobacter freundii
+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–		Enterobacter sakzakii
–	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	+	Rod	–	+	–	+	Salmonella enterica subsp enterica
–	+	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	Cocci	+	+	–	+	Enterococcus casseliflavus
–	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Enterobacter nimipressuralis
+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	+	–	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	klebsiella pnuemoniae
+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Cronobacter sakazakii
–	+	–	–	+	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	+	–	+	+	Rod	+	+	–	+	Bacillus cereus
–	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	+	+	–	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Escherichia coli
–	+	–	–	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	+	Cocci	+	+	–	+	Kocuria varians
+	+	+	–	–	+	–	+	+	–	–	–	–	+	–	–	+	+	+	–	Cocci	+	+	+	+	Staphylococcus aureus
+	+	+	–	–	+	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	Cocci	+	+	–	+	Streptococcus salivarius subp:t
+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	+	+	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	Nd	Kluyveria intermedia
+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	Nd	Cocci	+	+	–	Nd	Staphylococcus gallinarum
–	+	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	+	–	–	+	Rod	–	+	–	+	Shinwellia pseudoproteus
–	–	–	+	–	–	–	+	–	–	–	–	–	+	+	–	+	–	–	–	Rod	–	+	–	+	Pseudomonas aeruginosa
+	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	Rod	–	+	–	+	Serratia liquefaciens
–	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	Rod	–	+	–	+	Enteric group 69
–	+	–	+	–	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	–	+	+	+	–	Rod	–	+	–	+	Escherichia vulneris
+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Pectobacterium carotovorum
–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	–	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Salmonella typhi
+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+	+	+	+	Rod	–	+	–	Nd	Pectobacterium carotovorum
–	+	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	Nd	+	+	Nd	Rod	–	+	–	+	Pantoea agglomerans

Nd: not define

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