In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)

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Autor(a) principal: Parekh,Jigna
Data de Publicação: 2007
Outros Autores: Chanda,Sumitra
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000200004
Resumo: The antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower was evaluated at two different concentrations by the agar well diffusion method. The methanol extract of the flower exhibited antibacterial activity at varied levels except against Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus flavus. The methanol extract was most active against Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes. The extract was more active against Gram-negative bacteria as compared to Gram-positive. The inhibitory effect of the extract was compared with standard antibiotics, amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
title In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
spellingShingle In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
Parekh,Jigna
Woodfordia fruticosa
antibacterial activity
crude methanol extract
title_short In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
title_full In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
title_fullStr In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
title_full_unstemmed In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
title_sort In vitro antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower (Lythraceae)
author Parekh,Jigna
author_facet Parekh,Jigna
Chanda,Sumitra
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author2 Chanda,Sumitra
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Chanda,Sumitra
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Woodfordia fruticosa
antibacterial activity
crude methanol extract
topic Woodfordia fruticosa
antibacterial activity
crude methanol extract
description The antibacterial activity of the crude methanol extract of Woodfordia fruticosa Kurz. flower was evaluated at two different concentrations by the agar well diffusion method. The methanol extract of the flower exhibited antibacterial activity at varied levels except against Bacillus subtilis and Micrococcus flavus. The methanol extract was most active against Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes. The extract was more active against Gram-negative bacteria as compared to Gram-positive. The inhibitory effect of the extract was compared with standard antibiotics, amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin.
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