Abstract
ASSESSMENT OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF Monodora myristica(EHURU) SEEDS
Author(s): UKAEGBU-OBI, K.M.1*, MERIBE, M.O.1AND ODO, C.E.
Objective:To assess the antimicrobial activity of Monodora myristicaseeds on four selected human pathogens,Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods:Disc diffusion technique was used for in vitroantibacterial screening. Results:The most susceptible bacteriumwere E. coli(17mm) while the most resistant bacterium was P. aeruginosa. The minimum inhibitory concentration result showed that the seed extracts of M. myristicawas bacteriostatic. M. myristicaextracts when compared with some conventional antibiotics had less sensitivity action against the test organisms. Conclusion:Our findings show that the seed extracts of M. myristicapossess some antimicrobial activities which can be employed in the development of novel therapeutic agents against the test organisms
ISSN: 2320-3315
ICV :81.58
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