Abstract

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF AEGLE MARMELOS AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC MICROBIAL STRAINS

Aarti Saxena*, Anju Pal and Krishan Pal

Abstract

Aegle Marmelos has a number of phytoconstituents which reveals its use of various therapeutic purposes. The main object of the study was to evaluate of antimicrobial potential of Aegle marmelos against human pathogenic microbial strains. The antimicrobial activity of ethanolic and methanolic extract of Aegle marmelos was tested against 10 human pathogens KIebsiellaaerogenesATCC 9621, KIebsiella pneumonia ATCC 31488, EnterrococcusfaecalisATCC 29212, Escherichia coli ATCC 118, B. subtilisATCC 128263, Pseudomonas aeruginosaATCC 13525, Streptococcus faeciumATCC 8043, E.ColiATCC 632, Staphylococcus aureusATCC 12600, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 29246 and the result indicate that Aegle marmelos possesses potential broad spectrum antimicrobial activity.

Keywords: phytoconstituents, Antibacterial activity, Human pathogenic microbial strains, Aegle marmelos.