Potent antimicrobial activity of Rhizophora mucronata

Authors

  • S Kusuma Government college of Engineering, Tumkur, India.
  • P Anil Kumar KPR institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
  • Kamala Boopalan Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India

Keywords:

Rhizophora mucronata, Agar disc diffusion method, mangroves, antimicrobial activity.

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of n-hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts of leaves and roots of the plant Rhizophora mucronata were studied. Ampicillin and clotrimazole were used as standard antibacterial and antifungal agents respectively. The result of the study revealed that the n-hexane extract and chloroform extract of leaves exhibited strong inhibitory action against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus niger and moderate inhibitory action against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus vulgaris. The rest of the extracts showed good inhibitory activity.

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Author Biographies

S Kusuma, Government college of Engineering, Tumkur, India.

Government college of Engineering, Tumkur, India.

P Anil Kumar, KPR institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

KPR institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.

Kamala Boopalan, Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, India

Published

23-03-2012

How to Cite

Kusuma, S., P. Anil Kumar, and K. Boopalan. “Potent Antimicrobial Activity of Rhizophora Mucronata”. Journal of Ecobiotechnology, vol. 3, no. 11, Mar. 2012, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/153.

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