Antibacterial and phytochemical activity of Justicia adhatoda: an overview

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• John Joseph
• Sukanya N. S.
• Christy Joy

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• Enciclopedie

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Justicia adhatoda is a natural plant with lot of medicinal properties. To evaluate the strength of antimicrobial effectiveness of the ethanolic extract of Justica adhatoda, Muller-Hinton agar was used as the base medium for screening of antibacterial activity and antibiotic sensitivity test. Four bacterial strains are used; Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Pseudomonas species, Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotic sensitivity is based on disc diffusion method. The Pseudomonas species shows higher activity. It is a multi-drug resistance in human and animal pathogenic bacteria. This is less expensive, safe and an effective natural extract.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2018

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