Meizotropis pellita (Fabaceae family), an endangered plant commonly
known as Patwa was screened for potential antimicrobial activity against
medically important bacterial strains, namely Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus
aureus Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and
Klebsiella pneumoniae. The antimicrobial activity was determined in alcoholic
and aqueous extract using agar well diffusion method. The alcoholic extracts
have shown antimicrobial activity while aqueous extract was inactive against
all the tested bacterial strains. E.coli was the most resistant strain while
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes were most sensitive bacterial
strains. The results of the study suggest that the plant contain some important
bioactive compounds which can be used for development of new herbal drugs. -See more at:
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