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| All | Since 2020 | |
| Citation | 8502 | 4519 |
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EFFICACY OF TERMINALIA CATAPPA L.WOOD AGAINST SOME BACTERIAL PATHOGENS
V. Mathiyarasi, P. Venkatalakshmi* and P. Brindha
Abstract The present study was carried out to evaluate the anti bacterial activities of the aqueous, ethyl acetate and hexane extracts of Terminalia catappa wood against some pathogenic bacteria. Anti bacterial activity was assessed by agar disc diffusion method. Among the three extracts, aqueous extract exhibited potent antibacterial activity against all the selected bacterial pathogens even at minimum concentration. The activity of the extracts was compared with a standard antibiotic Chloramphenicol. Keywords: Antibacterial activity, Agar disc diffusion, Terminalia catappa L. wood. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
