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Antimicrobial Activity of Aegle marmelos L. Leaf Extract

Received: 20 June 2023    Accepted: 13 July 2023    Published: 27 September 2023
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Ethno medicine has been gaining popularity for years, yet there is still a vast amount of medicinal flora that remains undiscovered through research. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanol and water extract from the leaf of medicinal plant Aegle marmelos L. were investigated. The investigation was performed against three Gram positive bacteria (Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus pneumonia) and five Gram negative (Salmonella typhi, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae and Shigella sonnei) bacteria and eight fungi (T. mentagrophytes, M. canis, T. rubrum, E. floccosum, Penicilium sp, Fusarium species, Aspergillus niger and Mucor) by disc diffusion assay method. The lowest concentration of every extract considered as the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were determined for both test organisms. Statistical significance was determined with one-way ANOVA and the level of significance was P < 0.05. The water extract of leaves at the concentration of 600 μg/ disc showed the higher activity against S. typhi (13±0.1), and S. dysenteriae (15±0.2) than methanol extract. Methanol extract showed the higher activity against E. coli (18±0.1), V. parahaemolyticus (19±0.2) and S. pneumonia (15±0.3) than water extract. Methanol extract of A. marmelos leaf showed more susceptibility towards skin disease causing fungi like T. mentagrophytes, M. canis, T. rubrum, E. floccosum, than the non-skin disease causing fungi like Penicilium sp, Fusarium species and Mucor. The result implies that the both methanol and water extract of Aegle marmelos, L. has great potential for medicinal purposes due to its antimicrobial quality.

Published in American Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.bio.20231105.13
Page(s) 75-78
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Keywords

Antimicrobial Activity, Medicinal Plant, Aegle marmelos, Bacteria, Fungi

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