COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF BATIS MARITIMA AGAINST ANIMAL AND HUMAN PATHOGENS

Author: 
Chandrakala N and Rajalakshmi G
Country: 
India
Abstract: 

Mangroves are a group of plants that occur in the coastal intertidal Zones of tropics and the sub tropics.India has a vast co astline of 7000 km mangroves are a group of plants that occur in the coastal intertidal zones of tropics and the sub tropics.Mangrove plants have been used in folklore medicines and extracts from mangrove plants have proven activity against human animal and plant pathogens.He nce an attempt has been made to study the antibacterial activity of Batis maritima. The study revealed that the physico chemical analysis sh owed variation between the seasons.Among the animal pathogen V.parahaemolyticus showed maximum zone of inhibition (12+2) and was followed by V.harveyi (10+2). Among the human pathogen tested Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed maximum zone of inhibition (8.33+1.5 2)and was follwed by St.mutants( 6.66+2.51). Thus the study revealed that the among the pathogens tested,the alcoholic extract s howed the maximum zone of inh

KeyWords: 

Shrimp, Batis maritima, Pathogen, Disc diffusion, In vitro

Volume & Issue: 
Vol. 3, Issue 04
Pages: 
662-664
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