effects of capsicum annuum L. extract on the control of single and dual biofilms of common pathogenic strains causing urinary tract infection

ABSTRACT

Biofilms directly influence the virulence and pathogenicity of a pathogen, it is optimal to employ a strategy that effectively inhibits the formation of biofilm. In this study, the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of extract Capsicum annuum L were examined. The eight strains were isolated from urine culture of hospitalized patients; growth and biofilm formation of strains were determined by microtiterplate method. The results revealed that the concentrations of 5 and 10 mg/mL are the most restrain in the biofilm formation of the isolated plates. Results of this study suggest that the extract of C. annuum L may be useful alone to treat bacterial infections