A STUDY ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS OF THE VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA L.

Authors

  • M. DEEPA Research Associate, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore;
  • C. K. PADMAJA Head, Dept. of Botany, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore

Keywords:

Excoecaria agallocha, mangrove, antibacterial activity, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella spp., Shigella sonnei and Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract

The antibacterial activity of the root, stem and leaf extracts of Excoecaria agallocha L. was tested against the test organisms Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella spp., Shigella sonnei and Staphylococcus aureus.  The activity was tested both by agar well diffusion and disc diffusion methods.  It was found that the extracts were very effective in controlling the growth of all the organisms tested.

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2014-12-31

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M. DEEPA, & C. K. PADMAJA. (2014). A STUDY ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS OF THE VARIOUS EXTRACTS OF EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA L. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(4), 169–178. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.in/index.php/journal/article/view/3734

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Volume 5, Issue 4, 2014

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