Antibacterial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and Acalypha wilkesiana on Escherichia coli Isolated from Pediatrics

Antibacterial Activity of Plant Extracts on E. coli

Authors

  • Ajenifuja Oluwafemi Adeyemi Department of Science Technology, Microbiology Unit, Federal Polytechnic, P.M.B. 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
  • Ajibade Victor Adeyinka
  • Fajilade Temilade Olawande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.58.2.2015.72.76

Keywords:

Acalypha wilkesiana, Escherichia coli, Momordica charantia, Terminalia catappa, pediatrics.

Abstract

Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and  Acalypha wilkesiana was investigated against Escherichia coli isolated from pediatrics with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 0.5mg/mL by agar dilution technique. The antibacterial potency of the extracts as evaluated by broth dilution technique, showed diameter of inhibition zone of 22.80 mm, 14.20 mm and 21.00 mm at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL for T. catappa, M. charantia and A. wilkesiana, respectively. The antibacterial effect of T. catappa was found to be more pronounced with its plausible use for the treatment of infections caused by E. coli.

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Published

2015-08-24

How to Cite

Adeyemi, A. O., Adeyinka, A. V., & Olawande, F. T. (2015). Antibacterial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and Acalypha wilkesiana on Escherichia coli Isolated from Pediatrics: Antibacterial Activity of Plant Extracts on E. coli. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 58(2), 72–76. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.58.2.2015.72.76

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (2015): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences

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