Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 1

Antibacterial activity of Holarrhena pubescens (Kurchi) Flower against Gram negative Bacterial strains

  • Author:
  • Alka Sahrawat, Sonika Tyagi1, Siddarth N. Rahul3, Purushottum 2, Sushil Kumar Shahi, Shefali Poonia4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 80 to 82

1Department of microbiology, C.C.S. University, Meerut

2Department of Biotechnology, MIET, Meerut

3Department of Agriculture, Shobhit University, Meerut

4Department of Botany, DN (PG) College, Meerut

*Corresponding author: Department of microbiology, C.C.S. University, Meerut, India. E-mail: alkamicro20@gmail.com

Online published on 3 April, 2018.

Abstract

Antibacterail activity of flower extract of Holarrhena pubescens (kurchi) was studied against some bacterial strains as Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella flexneri. Methanol, Ethanol and Benzene extracts of Holarrhena pubescens flowers were effective against bacterial strains whereas benzene extract showed maximum growth inhibition (76.34%) against Shigella flexneri bacteria at 100μl/ml which are drug resistance for Tabramycin, Kanamycin, Norfloxacin. Minimum inhibitory concentration of benzene extract was determined against Shigella flexneri bacteria at 3.12 × 10-5 μl/ml. Present study depicts good antibacterial activity of Holarrhena pubescens flower extract against Gram negative bacterial strains.

Keywords

Holarrhena pubescens, Antibacterial activity, Zone of Inhibition, Disc diffusion method, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration