In vitro anti– bacterial activity of leaves extracts of Albizia lebbeck Benth against some selected pathogens
| Autor: | Mohammed Nazneen Bobby, Edward Gnanaraj Wesely, Marimuthu@Antonisamy Johnson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Albizia lebbeck
food.ingredient Pseudomonas aeruginosa Proteus vulgaris Bacillus subtilis Biology medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) Microbiology food medicine Agar Agar diffusion test Klebsiella pneumonia Escherichia coli |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2:S859-S862 |
| ISSN: | 2221-1691 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s2221-1691(12)60324-4 |
| Popis: | Objective To screen the anti-bacterial activity of Albizia lebbeck (A. lebbeck) Benth leaves extract against the selected bacterial pathogens viz., Bacillus subtilis (MTCC441), Escherichia coli (MTCC443), Klebsiella pneumonia (MTCC 109), Proteus vulgaris (MTCC742), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC741), Salmonella typhii (MTCC733) and Staphylococus aureus (MTCC96). Methods The leaves extracts of A. lebbeck was tested against bacteria by the agar disc diffusion method. Results Results of the present study indicated that different extracts of A. lebbeck showed inhibitory effects against the pathogens. The present study results demonstrated that methanolic extracts of A. lebbeck conferred the widest spectrum activities that inhibited the growth of all studied pathogens with the maximum zone of inhibition. The methanolic extracts of A. lebbeck illustrated the highest zone of inhibition against the pathogens Bacillus subtilis (16 mm), Escherichia coli (22 mm), Klebsiella pneumonia (11 mm), Proteus vulgaris (18 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (22 mm), Salmonella typhii (23 mm) and Staphylococus aureus (17 mm). The ethyl acetate extracts demonstrated maximum zone of inhibition against Escherichia coli (26 mm), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (22 mm) and Klebsiella pneumonia (16 mm). Conclusions It is expected that this study would direct to the establishment of some active compounds that could be used to formulate new and more potent anti-bacterial drugs of natural origin. |
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