2023/05/19 by `Petkar, Tejaswini, M, Shilpa, Kekuda T.R, Prashith +1
#Agar well diffusion #Capparis sepiaria L. #Capparis zeylanica L. #Poisoned food technique
paper · doi:10.20372/mhsr.v1i1.85
The present study was conducted to determine antimicrobial activity of leaf extract of two Capparidaceae members namely Capparis zeylanica L and Capparis sepiaria L. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of leaf extracts was screened by Agar well diffusion and Poisoned food technique respectively. The extracts exhibited varied antibacterial activity against test bacteria and high inhibitory activity was observed against Gram positive bacteria when compared to Gram negative bacteria. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli were susceptible to highest and least extent to leaf extracts respectively. Among leaf extracts, C. zeylanica extract exhibited stronger antibacterial activity when compared to C. sepiaria. Poisoning of medium with leaf extracts resulted in suppression of mycelial growth of test fungi to considerable extent. The extract of C. zeylanica displayed marked antifungal activity when compared to C. sepiaria. Least inhibitory activity was observed against Fusarium sp.