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INVESTIGATION ON ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PLANT Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. (Pages : 69 - 72)

The present study deals with the antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of Clerodendrum viscosum Vent. using agar diffusion method against human pathogens, such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Pseudomonas spp., Enterococcus faecalis and Shigella dysenteriae. In the present investigation, the extract was found to be effective against nine human bacterial species, except Shigella sonnei which showed sensitive to the plant extract. The study suggests that the extract of the plant parts possesses potential broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. The results of antibacterial evaluation of C. viscosum Vent. showed that EtOH extract of C. viscosum Vent. inhibited the growth of 9 out of 10 (90%).Download