Study of antimicrobial activity of aqueous and alcoholic Eugenia caryophillata extracts on E.coli bacteria isolated from Diarrhea in children under 5 years in Tikrit city

Abstract

Background: Diarrheal disease is common among children worldwide, especially in developing countries.
Aims of study: To Test the inhibitory effectiveness of aqueous and alcoholic Eugenia caryophllata extracts on E.coli which were isolated from young children under five years with diarrhea.
Materials & Methods: One hundred samples were collected from children with diarrhea under five years. 75 isolates of E.coli were isolated and diagnosed based on their phenotypic properities and biochemical tests.
Results and Discussio: The results of the susceptibility test to 13 types of antibiotics using the disc diffusion method showed a variation in the level of resistance to the different  antibiotics,  and  it  was  found  that  the  most  effective  antibiotics  were Imipenem  and  Nitrofurantoin.  The  study  used  aqueous  and  alcoholic  extracts  of Eugenia caryophllata seeds and was tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of E. 
coli