Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL POTENTIAL OF BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACTS AGAINST BACTERIA CAUSING URINARY TRACT INFECTION

*Neha H. Sharnagat, Prof. Dharmvir A. Chouhan and Yashodhara A. Mirge

Abstract

The Bryophyllum pinnatum has antimicrobial potential on various multidrug resistant clinical isolates from patients with UTI. By preparing solvent extracts of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves in various organic and aqueous solvents observed for antibacterial activity against wide variety of isolates from UTI. UTI caused by variety of gram positive and gram negative bacterial species like E.coli, S.aureus, P.aeruginosa, Streptococcus spp. Bryophyllum pinnatum has great medicinal use for either oral or superficial application. Most of the strains inhibited by leaf extract have been known to be multidrug resistant which very difficult to control by antibiotic treatment. Antimicrobial activity of leaf extract was reported based on zone of growth inhibition against UTI causing bacteria by the well diffusion assay.

Keywords: Bryophyllum pinnatum, urinary tract infection (UTI), antimicrobial potential, well diffusion assay.