Volume : IV, Issue : I, January - 2014

An In Vitro Study on the Effect Of Human Tear Fractions Against the Human Pathogens

Sankari D, Khusro A

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The present study was designed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of human tears against the human pathogens using disc diffusion method. The tears were effective with maximum and minimum zone of inhibition of 3 mm and 1 mm against Bacillus subtilis and Proteus mirabilis respectively. E. coli, P. aeruginosa and Candida albicans were found to be resistant to human tears. Commercially available lysozyme was also found to be effective against Bacillus subtilis and Proteus mirabilis only with maximum and minimum zone of inhibition of 5 mm and 2 mm respectively. This investigation clearly indicates about the use of enzymes present in tears for the treatment of infectious diseases especially caused by Gram (+) bacteria.

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Sankari D, Khusro A An In Vitro Study on the Effect Of Human Tear Fractions Against the Human Pathogens Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. I

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