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Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Velvet Bush Willow (Combretum molle) Crude Bark Extracts on Selected Bacteria Species

Received: 4 February 2021    Accepted: 7 April 2021    Published: 12 October 2021
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Treatment and control of infectious diseases in humans and animals play a vital role in prevention of illness and death. Conventional drugs treatment has been providing effective therapy for treatment of infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms; However, some do not respond to conventional therapy. Conventional therapy are expensive and have more adverse side effects. Plant based medicinal productshas been used as an alternative curative for infections caused by resistant pathogenic microorganisms, moreover, plant medicinal products have less adverse side effects. This study was conducted to assess thecrude Combretummolle bark extracts antimicrobial activityagainst three selected bacteria species. Three solvents, distilled water; ethanol and acetone were used for crude combretum molle bark extraction. The agar well diffusion method was used to assess antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli. A minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of the most active extracts was determined by the broth dilution technique. Extracts from three solvents tested demonstrated antimicrobial activity with zone of inhibition diameters ranging from 14 to 24 mm. Acetone extract was the most potent with its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranging from 1.25 to 2.50 mg/ml. There was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) in the potency of the three extracts and standard antibiotic ciprofloxacin on the bacteria species tested. The study showed that the crude bark extract of C. molle has antimicrobial activity against all the test microorganisms.

Published in International Journal of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijbbmb.20210602.14
Page(s) 52-55
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Keywords

Combretum Molle Crude Bark Extract, Streptococcus Pyogenes, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Escherichia Coli, Antimicrobial Activity

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  • Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

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