Antimicrobial studies on Coldenia procumbens Linn. whole plant

Authors

  • Shakila R Siddha Central Research Institute (Central Council for Research in Siddha), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India.
  • Ganesan R Siddha Central Research Institute (Central Council for Research in Siddha), Anna Hospital Campus, Arumbakkam, Chennai-600 106, India.
  • Meeradevi Sri P Regional Research Institute for Unani Medicine, Royapuram, Chennai-600 013, India.
  • Arul Antony S PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Presidency College, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005, India.
  • Sathiyarajeswaran P PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Presidency College, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005, India.

Keywords:

Tripaksi, Serupadai, Serupadi, Borginaceae, Well diffusion method

Abstract

The ethanolic extract was screened for growth inhibition of microbes such as Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterobacter aerogens, Escherichia coli, Klebsiela pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyrogens, Vibrio fischeri and Candida albicans. The ethanolic extract was found to inhibit K. pneumoniae, E. coli, B. cereus, S. typhimurium and P. vulgaris.

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2017-03-29

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Shakila R, Ganesan R, Meeradevi Sri P, Arul Antony S, & Sathiyarajeswaran P. (2017). Antimicrobial studies on Coldenia procumbens Linn. whole plant. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5(4), 25–27. Retrieved from https://wjpsonline.com/index.php/wjps/article/view/antimicrobial-studies-coldenia-procumbens

Issue

World J Pharm Sci 2017; 5(4): 1-77

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Research Article

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