Antibacterial and antifungal properties of the methanol extract from the stem of Argyreia argentea

Md. Atiar Rahman, Taslima Ahsan, Saiful Islam

Abstract

 

Antibacterial properties of methanol extract of Argyreia argentea stem was studied on Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria by disc diffusion method. The extract showed zone of inhibition against Gram positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, B. megaterium and Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram negative bacteria [E. Coli, Salmonella typhae, S. paratyphae, Pseudomonous sp. (I), Pseudomonous sp. (II) and Shigella sonnei]. In addition, the extract was found effective against some fungi like Aspergillus flavous, Fusarium equiseti, Altenaria alternate, Aspergillus niger, Colletotrichum corphori.

Keywords: Argyreia argentea; Antifungal; Kanamycin; Disc diffusion

Online: 8 June 2010

DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v5i1.4700

Bangladesh J Pharmacol 2010; 5: 41-44  

 

 

 

Keywords

Argyreia argentea; Antifungal; Kanamycin; Disc diffusion
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