Antibacterial and phytochemical activity of Justicia adhatoda: an overview

Justicia adhatoda is a natural plant with lot of medicinal properties. To evaluate the strength of antimicrobial effectiveness of the ethanolic extract of Justica adhatoda, Muller-Hinton agar was used as the base medium for screening of antibacterial activity and antibiotic sensitivity test. Four bacterial strains are used; Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, Pseudomonas species, Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotic sensitivity is based on disc diffusion method. The Pseudomonas species shows higher activity. It is a multi-drug resistance in human and animal pathogenic bacteria. This is less expensive, safe and an effective natural extract.

• | Author: Prem Jose Vazhacharickal, John Joseph, Sukanya N. S, Christy Joy
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: Jul 19, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 35 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1717829872
• | ISBN-13: 9781717829870