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Pak. J. Bot., 47(5): 2031-2035, 2015. |
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FUMARIA INDICA (HAUSSKN.) PUGSLEY AGAINST SELECTED BACTERIAL STRAINS
YASMIN TOOR, KHALID NAWAZ* AND KHALID HUSSAIN
Department of Botany, Institute of Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Gujrat, Pakistan. *Corresponding authors e-mail: khalid.nawaz@uog.edu.pk
Abstract: Antibacterial properties of methanolic extracts of F. indica prepared in different doses against seven Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains i.e. Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus (1), Staphylococcus aureus (2), Shigella sonnei, Escherichia coli (1), Escherichia coli (2) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae using agar well diffusion method (inhibition zone measurements) compared to gentamicin as standard antibiotic. Results showed significant activities against the test organisms with overall satisfactory statistics. Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus strains as well as Neisseria gonorrhoeae showed more inhibition to methanolic extracts of F. indica. Minimum inhibitory as well as minimum bactericidal concentrations against all strains except Shigella sonnei were also recorded. Studies showed promising horizons for the use of F. indica as an active antibacterial component in modern drug formulations.
Key words: Antibacterial activity, Zone of Inhibition, F. indica, MIC, MBC.
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