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Antibacterial Activity of Acaciasenegal (Root Heartwood)

Author Name : Namita Yadav

ABSTRACT

 

Acacia senegal (Mimosoideae) is a leguminous, nitrogen-fixing tree that grows in arid areas of Africa and the NearEast.In the present study, different bacterial species were used to screen the possible antibacterial activity, of the plant extracts and the isolated compounds. Test bacteria namely Gram +ve: B. thuringiensis, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Gram –ve: Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Roultellaplanticolawere screened by agar-well diffusion methodusing tetracyclin, ampicillin and gentamycin as standards.