HUMAN VAGINAL PATHOGEN INHIBITION STUDIES ON AQUEOUS, METHANOLIC AND SAPONINS EXTRACTS OF STEM BARKS OF ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA
AbstractThe aqueous, methanolic and saponin extracts of Zizyphus mauritiana barks has been screened for antimicrobial activities against some human vaginal pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, streptococcus facecalis, klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter faecalis, Enterobacter faecium and Proteus mirabilis isolated from patient samples. Extracts were found to produce significant inhibition against all the pathogens. Saponin extract were observed to be more active than methanolic and aqueous fraction. Extracts are found to be more active against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli strains
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Raghvendra Dubey*, Kushagra Dubey , C. Sridhar and K. N. Jayaveera
A12/16, Basant Vihar colony, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
09 November, 2010
28 January, 2011
17 February, 2011
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.2(3).659-63
01 March, 2011
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