ntibacterial effect of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) pit aqueous extract on some bacteria cause urinary tract infection.

Abstract

The present work was carried out to study the impact of date palm pit aqueous extract as an antibacterial on four species of pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris and Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Four concentrations of date palm pit aqueous extract were prepared by using normal saline: 200,100,50 and 25(mg/ml).200 and 100(mg/ml) were the most effective concentrations on the tested bacteria except K. pneumoniae which showed full resistance to all extract concentrations. Date palm pit extract was somewhat more effective in inhibiting growth of bacteria as compared with antibiotics includes trimethoprime, gentamycin and rifampin.