Antibacterial Activity of Certain Ferns Against Multi Drug Resistant Organisms
Journal Title: Journal of Natural Remedies - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Antibacterial activity of frond extracts of three ethno medicinal important ferns viz. <em>Angiopteris helferiana</em> C. Presl, <em>Cyathea brunoniana</em> (Wall. <em>ex</em> Hook.) C.B. Clarke & Baker and <em>Pronephrium nudatum</em> (Roxb. <em>ex</em> Griff) Holttum was assayed by well diffusion method against multi drug resistant organisms i.e., <em>Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> and <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>. The result revealed that the ethyl acetate frond extract of <em>Cyathea brunoniana, Pronephriumnudatum</em> were active against methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> while that of <em>Angiopteris helferiana</em> was active against only <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> (ATCC 25923). The minimum inhibitory concentration of crude ethyl acetate frond extract of <em>Cyathea brunoniana, Pronephriumnudatum</em> was found to be 400 mg/ml against methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>. The synergistic activity of the crude extract with the antibiotics showed that the antibacterial activity of the antibiotics increased in synergy with crude extract of <em>Cyathea brunoniana</em> and <em>Pronephriumnudatum</em> respectively. Thereby, the results indicated the possibility of using the fern extract of <em>Cyathea brunoniana</em> and<em> Pronephriumnudatum</em> as a future treatment option against methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>.
Authors and Affiliations
Kathakali Nath, Anupam Das Talukdar, MRINAL KANTI BHATTACHARYA, Deeshikha Bhowmik, Shiela Chetri, Debarati Choudhury, Abhijit Mitra, Amitabha Bhattacharjee
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