Post Graduate Department of Applied and Industrial Microbiology, Department of Botany, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 751 004, Orissa
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Speciation of Candida tropicalis isolates from clinical specimen is described and its necessity is emphasized. Aqueous and methanolic extracts of Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Eugenia caryophyllus, Piper nigrum and Zingiber officinale were screened for antifungal study by disc diffusion method against C. tropicalis. The crude extract in five different amounts (2g/5ml, 4g/5ml, 6g/5ml, 8g/5ml, 10g/5ml) were tested on the C. tropicalis. Both the aqueous and methanolic extracts of A. sativum and E. caryophyllus showed maximum inhibition zones compared to those of A. cepa, C. zeylanicum, P. nigrum and Z. officinale. The inhibitory effects of these medicinal plants varied greatly with increase in their crude extract concentrations.
Speciation, Candida tropicalis, medicinal plants, antifungal activity, selected concentrations
