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Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1980 October; 18(4): 638-641

Bactericidal activity of cerumen.

T J Chai and T C Chai

ABSTRACT

Freshly collected cerumen (dry form) suspended at a concentration of 3% in glycerol-sodium bicarbonate buffer showed bactericidal activity against some strains of bacteria tested. This suspension reduced the viability of Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli K-12, and Serratia marcescens by more than 99%, whereas the viability of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, E. coli K-1, Streptococcus, and two Staphylococcus aureus isolates of human origin was reduced by 30 to 80%. The results support the hypothesis that cerumen functions to kill certain foreign organisms which enter the ear canal.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1980 October; 18(4): 638-641






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