In vitro assessment of antimicrobial activity of aqueous and alcoholic extracts of moss Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. |
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| Authors: | Kamakshi Saxena Uma Yadav |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Applied Sciences,SRM Institute of Science and Technology,Modinagar,India;2.Bareilly College,Bareilly,India |
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| Abstract: | Bryophytes, the shade loving plants, have tremendous medicinal properties. The aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. were analysed for antimicrobial properties against the fungi Aspergillus fumigatus and Fusarium oxysporum and the bacteria Escherichia coli, Bacillus mycoides, Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi. The study is an attempt to investigate the medicinal properties of Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. using disc-diffusion method. No inhibition was observed against A. fumigatus and P. mirabilis. For bacteria S. typhi and E. coli (20 and 15 mm), aqueous and alcoholic extracts of Atrichum showed significant inhibition. However, alcoholic extract was found remarkably effective against bacteria rather than aqueous extract. |
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