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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2003, p. 1137-1139, Vol. 47, No. 3
0066-4804/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.3.1137-1139.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Shigella flexneri and Streptococcus pyogenes to Inner Gel of Aloe barbadensis Miller

Valerie A. Ferro,* Fiona Bradbury, Pamela Cameron, Eisin Shakir, Sabita R. Rahman, and William H. Stimson

Department of Immunology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 ONR, United Kingdom

Received 24 September 2002/ Returned for modification 12 November 2002/ Accepted 2 December 2002

Aloe barbadensis Miller (or Aloe vera) has widespread use in health products, and despite numerous reports on the whole plant, little work has been performed on the inner gel, which has been used extensively in these products. This report describes the in vitro susceptibilities of two bacteria to this component.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Immunology, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St., Glasgow G4 ONR, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 0141 548 3724. Fax: 44 0141 548 4645. E-mail: v.a.ferro{at}strath.ac.uk.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2003, p. 1137-1139, Vol. 47, No. 3
0066-4804/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.3.1137-1139.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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