Efficacy of extracts of six medicinal plants of India against some pathogenic bacteria.
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2013-01
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The sensitivity of the pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria (Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus
licheniformis, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus niacini, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Geobacillus thermodenitrificans,
Klebsiella pneumoniae, Paenibacillus koreensis, Paenibacillus larvae larvae, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Pseudomonas flourescens, Pseudomonas putida and Staphylocccus aureus) was tested against aqueous,
acetone and ethanol extracts of mature leaves of Mimosa pudica Linn. (Mimosaceae) and Moringa oleifera Lam.
(Moringaceae), stems of Michelia champaca Linn. (Magnoliaceae) and Musa paradisiaca Linn.(Musaceae), roots of
Momordica charantia Linn. (Cucurbitaceae) and Murraya koenigii Linn. (Rutaceae) by agar well diffusion method.
Gatifloxacin was the most effective antibiotic against all the reference bacteria. Though all the extracts were found
effective, the ethanol extract showed maximum inhibition against the test microorganisms followed by acetone and
aqueous extract. Bacillus niacini is the most resistant bacteria and Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most sensitive bacteria
against all the extracts used. MIC values of each bacterium were also determined.
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Antibacterial activity, medicinal plant, pathogenic bacteria, India
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Bhattacharjee Indrani, Chatterjee Soroj Kumar, Mukherjee Sayantan, Chandra Goutam. Efficacy of extracts of six medicinal plants of India against some pathogenic bacteria. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2013 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 23-27.