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The bark of Ficus religiosa L., Ficus benghalensis L., Ficus gloomerata L., fruits of Tribulus terrestris L. and roots of Saussurea lappa Clarke. were investigated for in vitro antibacterial activity. The various solvent extracts like petroleum ether, chloroform, aqueous and methanol of plants were screened against Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from the patients suffering from vaginitis. The extracts were subjected for antibacterial activity against the pathogen at 200mg/ml concentration by agar well diffusion and agar disc diffusion method. The results of antibacterial activity revealed that methanol extracts of all the plants exhibits good activity as compared to petroleum ether, chloroform and aqueous extracts. The antibacterial activities of extracts were compared with standard antibiotic cefotaxime. The MIC of the methanol extract of all the plants was also calculated against the pathogen.

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Agar disc diffusion method Agar well diffusion method Medicinal plants N. gonorrhoeae Vaginitis

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Shivani, Navneet, & Pandey, A. (2009). In-vitro antibacterial effect of medicinal plants against Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Environment Conservation Journal, 10(3), 97–100. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2009.100319
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