In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole

Volume: 37 Number: 4 December 1, 2009
  • Ozan Gurbuz
  • Yasemin Sahan
  • Ali Kara
  • Bilgen Osman

In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole

Abstract

The present study was devised to describe the effectiveness of degradable polymer polyvinylimidazole, PVI on microbial growth in-vitro. We observed the antimicrobial outcome of PVI on fungi and pathogen bacteria that are found in food-borne disease. The following pathogens and fungi examined were: Escherichia coli ATCC 35218 , Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13076 , Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 33862 as bacterial organisms; Candida albicans, Kloeckera apiculata as yeast organisms; Aspergillus niger and Penicillium roqueforti as fungi. We utilized a plate count method with the test microorganisms. PVI, as a non-modified polymer, exhibited an inhibition effect on all test microorganisms. Currently there is only theoretical conjecture on the specific role PVI plays as an inhibition to food-borne fungi and pathogens. A comparison of the sensitivity of these microorganisms to PVI showed the greatest inhibitive effect was found with Kloeckera apiculata followed by Candida albicans. Both types of yeast completely died in 1 mg/mL concentration of PVI during 12-24 h treatments. Weaker activity is shown against Aspergillus niger and Penicillium roqueforti. These results were comparable with three different concentrations of PVI. The polymer was less effective, in a descending order, against Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. Similar effects after 24 h incubation were observed R2=1 .

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Ozan Gurbuz This is me

Yasemin Sahan This is me

Ali Kara This is me

Bilgen Osman This is me

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December 1, 2009

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Year 2009 Volume: 37 Number: 4

APA
Gurbuz, O., Sahan, Y., Kara, A., & Osman, B. (2009). In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 37(4), 353-357. https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU
AMA
1.Gurbuz O, Sahan Y, Kara A, Osman B. In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole. HJBC. 2009;37(4):353-357. https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU
Chicago
Gurbuz, Ozan, Yasemin Sahan, Ali Kara, and Bilgen Osman. 2009. “In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 37 (4): 353-57. https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU.
EndNote
Gurbuz O, Sahan Y, Kara A, Osman B (December 1, 2009) In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 37 4 353–357.
IEEE
[1]O. Gurbuz, Y. Sahan, A. Kara, and B. Osman, “In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole”, HJBC, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 353–357, Dec. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU
ISNAD
Gurbuz, Ozan - Sahan, Yasemin - Kara, Ali - Osman, Bilgen. “In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 37/4 (December 1, 2009): 353-357. https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU.
JAMA
1.Gurbuz O, Sahan Y, Kara A, Osman B. In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole. HJBC. 2009;37:353–357.
MLA
Gurbuz, Ozan, et al. “In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, vol. 37, no. 4, Dec. 2009, pp. 353-7, https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU.
Vancouver
1.Ozan Gurbuz, Yasemin Sahan, Ali Kara, Bilgen Osman. In-Vitro Characterization of Antimicrobial Effect of Polyvinylimidazole. HJBC [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 1;37(4):353-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA77ST94JU

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