Antibacterial activity of mangosteen skin extract (Garcinia mangostana L.) against Salmonella pullorum.
Abdul Wahid Jamaluddin

Corresponding author: abdulwahidjamaluddin[at]unhas.ac.id

Abstract

The content of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols and tannins in the skin of the mangosteen fruit will make this plant suitable for testing as an active substance that can inhibit bacterial growth. Bacteria that often attack poultry include Salmonella pullorum. Salmonella pullorum is dangerous for ungags because this pathogenic bacteria can cause the death of broiler chickens by up to 80% by infecting the digestive tract of the chicken causing lime defecation. This study will test the activity of the skin extract for mangosteen against Salmonella pullorum bacteria using four types of concentrations, namely 40%, 20%, 10% to 5% were for negative control using 10% DMSO solution and for positive control using a disc antibiotic combination of Amoxicillin and clavulanate acid. 30. Muller Hinton Agar (MHA) media used for the bacterial inhibition test contained six treatment discs and was carried out triple. The results showed that Salmonella pullorum bacteria could be inhibited by the mangosteen rind extract even though using the smallest concentration in this study, which was 5% with a clear zone diameter of 11.2 mm. These results indicate that the growth of Salmonella pullorum can be inhibited using the mangosteen rind extract

Keywords: Salmonella pullorum, antibacterial, mangosteen skin extract (Garcinia mangostana L.), in vitro

Topic: Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology