Antibacterial screening of four local plants using an indicator-based microdilution technique
Journal Title: African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines - Year 2005, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The antibacterial activities of the plants, [i]Mitragyna inermis, Morinda lucida, Khaya senegalensis[/i] and [i]Nauclea latifolia[/i] were investigated using an indicator-based microdilution technique. The extracts of the plants in water, methanol, chloroform and petroleum ether inhibited growth of bacteria in broth cultures. [i]M. inermis[/i] with the lowest minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 0.03g/ml was the bacteriologically most active plant. The chi-square value (10.25) and F-statistic value (4.36) were significant at less than 0.05 level and implied that inhibition of bacterial growth was significantly associated with the type of plant investigated. The R value obtained on regressing bacterial inhibition on the independent variables – type of plant, plant part (leaf or stem bark) and extraction solvent used - was 0.57 (p < 0.01 level), and means that the independent variables put together influenced inhibition of bacterial growth . The findings of this study suggest the effectiveness of the microdilution technique in the phytochemical screening of plants for antibacterial activities.
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E. Umeh, H. O. Oluma, J. Igoli
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