Authors Daniel Hernández, J.L. Angulo-Sánchez
Aloe vera has been shown to have anti-inflammatory activity immune-stimulatory activity and cell growth stimulatory activity, Furthermore, activity against a variety of infectious agent has be attributed to Aloe vera; for instance antiviral and anti-fungal , There are limited reports on the antimicrobial effects of isolated Aloe vera components. Ferro et al., (2003) have shown that Aloe vera leaf gel can inhibit the growth of two gram positive bacteria Shigella flexneri & Streptococcus progenies , Aloe vera juice has antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis, Klebisella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, Micrococcus luteus, Candida albicans & Bacillus sphricus , aloe vera have inhibitory effect against the mycelial growth of Botrytis gladiolorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Heterosporium pruneti and Penicillium gladioli, also evaluated antifungal activity of pulp and liquid fraction of Aloe vera on the mycelium development of Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium oxysporum & Collectotrichum coccodes and found positive results. Antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that both the gel and the leaf inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans , experiment has been carried out to define the effect if Aloe vera gel In vitro for the control of seed borne fungi
