Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Conference on SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF BIORESOURCES, Thiruvananthapuram, Hindistan, 10 - 15 Ocak 2022, ss.34-38
Acinetobacter baumanii, also known as ‘Iraqibacter’ ranked among the top most pathogens causing
hospital acquired infections. Acinetobacter baumanii is resistant to most of the antibiotics which is
attributed to its ability to form biofilms. The hike in antimicrobial resistance poses and extra ordinary
threat to human life and therefore developing new antimicrobial drugs become a compelling situation for
scientific community. Plants are the rich sources of bioactive compounds. Mankind depended on plants
to cure infections ever since life began. Essential oils secreted by the plants have been used since ancient
times in many traditional therapies. Essential oils are volatile odoriferous oil extracted from deferent plant
parts. In this study, the essential oil from inflorescence of Etlingera elatior (Torch ginger) is used to study
its antibacterial and antibiofilm effects on Acinetobacter baumanii. Essential oil was extracted from the
inflorescence using the Clevenger apparatus and stored at 40C. The oil was found to be a promising
antibacterial and antibiofilm agent against the selected bacteria. The components of essential oil were
identified using GC-MS analysis. Further studies are required to develop drug molecule from the selected
plant essential oil.