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Antimicrobial Activity of Morus alba L.


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1 Department of Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar (A.P.), India
     

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Antibacterial activity of methanol, ethanol and water extract of the stem of Morus alba L. belonging to the family Moreaceae was studied. The extract was extracted by soxhlet apparatus. The effect of the extracts against 15 bacterial and one fungal strains was tested by filter paper disc diffusion technique. Out of the three extracts, the ethanol extract was found to be more effective with all the bacteria and fungi.

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Antibacterial, Morus alba, Methanol, Ethanol, Water.
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K. Sunil Babu
Department of Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar (A.P.), India
K. Ammani
Department of Microbiology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Nagarjuna Nagar (A.P.), India

Abstract


Antibacterial activity of methanol, ethanol and water extract of the stem of Morus alba L. belonging to the family Moreaceae was studied. The extract was extracted by soxhlet apparatus. The effect of the extracts against 15 bacterial and one fungal strains was tested by filter paper disc diffusion technique. Out of the three extracts, the ethanol extract was found to be more effective with all the bacteria and fungi.

Keywords


Antibacterial, Morus alba, Methanol, Ethanol, Water.