ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MARSILEA QUADRIFOLIA Linn
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Four Leaf Clover'or aalaik keerai in Tamil is in use for more than 3000 years as part of food. It is a pteridophytic plant that is marketed and used by tribals of Eastern India as a nerve relaxant and curative agent due to its nutritional value. In the present study M. quadrifolia leaf extracts have showed effective inhibition against gram negative bacteria such as Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. These results are in accordance with the previous results were M. quadrifolia revealed profound antibacterial, cytotoxic and antioxidant effects. Despite these uses, no published works are available for the antimicrobial property of this plant. The study was therefore aimed to investigate the antibacterial effects of ethanolic extract of the experimental plant, the pathogens were tested by disc diffusion assay method and minimum inhibitory concentration was evaluated. An attempt has been made to compare the activity of extract with standard ciprofloxin. © 2014 Universal Research Publications. All rights reserved
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