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Ibraheam Ahmad Tarawneh1, Mohammed Abdelfatah Alhoot1,2 , Asdren Zajmi3, Maysa Alhawamdeh4, Noman D. Salih5 and Maisarah Abdul Mutalib1,2
1School of Graduate Studies, Postgraduate Centre, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
2International Medical School, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
3Division of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi 25026, United Arab Emirates.
4Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Mutah University, Alkark 61710, Jordan.
5Department of Medical Laboratories Science (MLS), Komar University of Science and Technology (KUST), Qularaisi, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan-Region, Iraq.
Article Number: 10682 | © The Author(s). 2025
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2025;19(4):2674-2685. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.19.4.03
Received: 13 June 2025 | Accepted: 31 July 2025 | Published online: 26 September 2025
Issue online: December 2025
Abstract

Elizabethkingia, a genus of bacteria that includes opportunistic human pathogens, poses significant challenges in healthcare due to its association with high case-fatality rates worldwide. This study aims to assess the antibacterial activity of Aronia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) extracts against Elizabethkingia species, such as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica (isolated from Institut Jantung Negara (IJN)), E. meningoseptica (from National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC)), and Elizabethkingia anopheles. Aqueous, ethanolic, and methanolic extracts of A. melanocarpa were examined for antibacterial activity using agar well diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) tests. The sensitivity of each bacterial strain to different extract concentrations was evaluated. The aqueous extracts showed negligible antibacterial activity against all tested strains. However, the methanolic and ethanolic extracts demonstrated significant antibacterial efficacy. Notably, both extracts inhibited the growth of E. meningoseptica and E. anophelis, with methanolic extracts showing the highest potency in MIC and MBC assays. The findings suggest that methanolic and ethanolic extracts of A. melanocarpa hold potential as alternative antimicrobial agents or candidates for developing pharmaceutical treatments targeting antibiotic resistant Elizabethkingia infections. Further studies are necessary to investigate their mechanisms of action and clinical applications.

Keywords

Elizabethkingia, Aronia melanocarpa, Antibacterial Activity, Antibiotic Resistance, Alternative Therapeutics

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