Antibacterial Activity of Traditionally Used Plants against the Resistant Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Background: It is well known that the herbs have therapeutic efficacy against infectious agents including bacterial ones. In current study, antibacterial activities of methanolic extracts nine were evaluated resistant enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) using disc diffusion method. Methods: Isolation and identification EPEC was done by standard bacteriological methods PCR assays. Sensitivity isolates to antibiotics determined The prepared growth inhibition test Minimum inhibitory concentration minimum bactericidal agar microdilution Result: Out 150 faecal samples, a total 135 isolated among them, 36 identified as EPEC. showed resistance multiple antibiotics. maximum mean zone effect clinical demonstrated extract Holarrhaena antidysenterica (19.16±0.76 mm) followed Acacia nilotica (18.00±1.00 Punica granatum (16.67±1.53 mm). This study validates said plants can be used therapy colibacillosis in neonatal goat kids.