Abstract

EXAMINING THE ISOLATION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM INDUSTRIAL WATER AND IMPACT OF MEDICINAL PLANT AGAINST BACTERIAL ACTIVITY

Akanksha Chaurasia* and Dr. Vinod Kumar Gupta

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Abstract

A prevalent constituent of the body's microbiota, Staphylococcus aureus is a spherically-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the Bacillota that is often found on the skin and in the upper respiratory system. A broad range of clinical disorders are caused by the grampositive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Both community- and hospital-acquired infections are frequently brought on by this bacterium. Because multi-drug resistant strains like MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are becoming more common, treatment is still difficult. S. aureus often does not cause infections on healthy skin, but it can cause a number of potentially dangerous illnesses if it gets into the bloodstream or internal tissues. The strain that was taken into consideration came from planting water or mechanically wasting water. Three unique plant extracts—Clitoria Ternatea (Aparajita), Pranabjie, and Andrographis paniculata (Kalmega)—have antibacterial properties. The germs' antibacterial characteristics suggested that they were resistant to cefixime and methicillin. Aparajita, Pranabjie, and Kalmega extracts showed strong antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus strains that were safe to use with methicillin, making them potentially effective antimicrobial agents for treating the strains under consideration. Phytochemical test performed on all the three-plant extract where Aparajita, Pranabjie shows positive result in all the qualitative test where as Kalmega is in not in favour with all the test. Antibiotic sensitivity test for Staphylococcus aureus is negative with Kalmega and positive with Aparajita, Pranabjie and Antibiotic.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, Gram-positive, Aparajita, Pranabjie, Kalmega, antibacterial.