Potential antimicrobial activity of Zizyphus nummularia against medically important pathogenic microorganisms

›› 2011, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (6): 267-271.

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Potential antimicrobial activity of Zizyphus nummularia against medically important pathogenic microorganisms

Sujata Gautam ¹*; Ashok Kumar Jain ²; Ajay Kumar ¹

1. IASCA, ITM Universe, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P), India 2. Department of Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P), India

Received:2011-06-29 Revised:2011-10-08 Online:2011-12-20 Published:2011-12-20
Contact: Sujata Gautam

Abstract

Abstract: Zizyphus nummularia (Rhamnaceae) found to have potential antibacterial and antifungal activity against four medically important bacterial and fungal strains respectively Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans and Trichophyton rubrum. The antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanol extracts was determined by agar disk diffusion method and dry weight method. The ethanol extract was more active than the aqueous extract. The most susceptible bacteria was Staphylococcus aureus, and fungi Trichophyton rubrum, hence this plant can be further subjected to isolation of the therapeutic antimicrobial and further pharmacological evaluation.

Key words: medicinal plants, antibacterial activity, aqueous extract, ethanol extract

Sujata Gautam *;Ashok Kumar Jain;Ajay Kumar . Potential antimicrobial activity of Zizyphus nummularia against medically important pathogenic microorganisms[J]. , 2011, 6(6): 267-271.

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