Josi Saraswati's scientific contributions

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Introduction: Lactobacillus acidophilus is one of the bacteria causes dental caries. The previous study has shown that Kaempferia galanga extract has a potential to inhibit the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus.Objective: To determine the antibacterial effect of Kaempferia galanga extract to Lactobacillus acidophilus.Methods:Kaempferia galanga is...

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... 131-133 including that of Lactobacillus acidophilus, the bacterium responsible for dental caries. 134 The antimicrobial activity might be attributed to ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate that showed meaningful antibacterial activity against the skin bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Cutibacterium acnes without causing allergic irritation. 135 These findings may account for the above-mentioned traditional use of K. galanga preparations against mouth ulcers and skin conditions. ...