Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Antibacterial Activity of Argyreia Nervosa Burn.f. Against Different Strains of Bacteria

Priyanka Yadav, Anupam Yadav, Ankur Gupta, Surabhi Mahajan, R. K. Agnihotri, Rajendra Sharma

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Alcoholic and aqueous extracts of Argyreia nervosa were studied for their antibacterial activity against five bacterial strains viz., Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Citrobactor and Klebsiella pneumoniae using agar disc diffusion method. Solvents used to determine antibacterial activity were methanol and water. Both methanolic and aqueous extract showed zone of inhibition against all tested strains of bacteria. From methanolic and aqueous extract of Argyreia nervosa, methanolic extract had the most inhibitory effect on the growth of all bacterial strains tested as compared to aqueous extract. Among all the bacterial strains Escherichia coli was the most sensitive to Argyreia nervosa extracts of methanol and water. The MIC value for different strains and varieties ranged from 3.0 to 20.6 mm in diameter.

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Priyanka Yadav, Anupam Yadav, Ankur Gupta, Surabhi Mahajan, R.K.Agnihotri, Rajendra Sharma Antibacterial Activity of Argyreia Nervosa Burn.f. Against Different Strains of Bacteria Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

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