Abstract

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY INVESTIGATIONS OF FRUITS OF PARMENTIERA CEREIFERA SEEM BY A STANDARDIZED SINGLE DISC DIFFUSION METHOD.

Md. Reyad-ul-ferdous*, Tahmina Akter, Kazi Md. Mostafizur Rahman Siddique, Md. Munirul Islam Tanvir, Shamsunnahar Sumi, Md. Saiful Islam Arman, Subash Pandaya, Manson Pandey

ABSTRACT

In antimicrobial screening, crude methanolic (ME) extract; carbon tetrachloride (CTCSF) soluble fraction; the choloroform (CSF) soluble fraction demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity against 17 pathogenic microorganisms used in the screening. In the fruits methanolic (ME) extract shows significant antimicrobial activity ranging from (7.67±0.57-15.67±0.57%), carbon tetrachloride (CTCSF) soluble fraction; the choloroform (CSF) soluble fraction demonstrated strong antimicrobial ranging from (8.34±0.57-15.67±0.57%) and (7.34±0.57-13.67±0.57%) respectively; compared with standard Ciprofloxacin. Other fruits fractions demonstrate mild to moderate antimicrobial activity.

Keywords: Parmentiera cereifera; antimicrobial activities, microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, standardized single disc diffusion method.