The Effect of Zinc On Microbial Growth

Authors

Selahattin ATMACA
Kadri GÜL
Ramazan ÇİÇEK

Abstract

The antibacterial activity of zinc acetate against Staphylococcus auerus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates was measured in Mueller-Hinton broth containing different amounts of zinc acetate using spectrophotometry. Staphylococcus auerus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were inhibited by zinc acetate (p

DOI

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Keywords

Zinc, antibacterial activity

First Page

595

Last Page

598

Recommended Citation

ATMACA, Selahattin; GÜL, Kadri; and ÇİÇEK, Ramazan (1998) "The Effect of Zinc On Microbial Growth," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 28: No. 6, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol28/iss6/3