22Aug 2017

PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENS.

  • Research Scholar, Microbiology Department, B. P. Baria Science Institute, Navsari-396445, India.
  • Associate Professor, Microbiology Department, B. P. Baria Science Institute, Navsari-396445, India.
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Antibacterial efficiency of leaf extract of Flacourtia indica, Eujenia jambulaand Citrus sinensis were examined using Methanol as solvent and tested against the following five human pathogens: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Salmonella typhi using agar well diffusion method. All the plants showed significant activity against the test pathogens except Klebsiella species. The methanolic extract of all three plants showed maximum zone of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi as compared to other organisms.

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[Margi H. Patel and Farida P. Minocheherhomji. (2017); PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1459-1464] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Farida P. Minocheherhomji
Associate-Professor, Microbiology Department, B. P. Baria Science Institute, NAVSARI - 396445, Gujarat, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5204      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5204

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