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ESTIMATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF GANODERMA LUCIDUM (LEYSS. EX FR.) KARST. EXTRACTS

GHAZALA NASIM^* AND MUHAMMAD ALI

Abstract: Ganoderma belongs to a group of fungi with reported potent bioactive properties. Six different local isolates of G. lucidum were collected from Lahore. Ethanol extracts of the Ganoderma lucidum isolates were evaluated for antimicrobial potential. The extracts of the mycelia from G-1, G-3 and G-5 exhibited maximal potency against Xanthomonas sp., while G-2 and G-4 reduced the growth of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas sp., respectively.
 

Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan.
^*Corresponding author E-mail: ghazalanasim@hotmail.com