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The in vitro antibacterial activity of seed and root extracts of Pongamia pinnata has been investigated against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas sp. and Hygrobacterium sp. The plant shows strong activity against E. coli, S. aureus, S. typhi and no activity against K. pneumoniae in seed extract. The root extract was found to be effective against E.coli, S. aureus, S. typhi, K. pneumoniae and was not effective against Pseudomonas sp. and Hygrobacterium sp large as the one produced by one unit concentration of the antibiotic oxytetracycline. The ethylalcohol (95%) extract gave a light yellow colour and orange red colour in methanol (95%) extract. The ethyl alcoholic extract of seeds shows a higher inibitory effect on S. aureus followed by E. coli, and S. typhi (Jain and Aggarwal, 1978).
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Ahamad, 1., Zaiba, Beg, A.Z. and Mehmood, Z. 2001: Antimicrobial potency of selected medicinal plants with special interest in activity against phytopathogenic fungi. Indian Vet. med. Jour. 23 299-306.
Ananthanarayan, R. and Jayaram Paniker, C.K. 1996: Text Book of Microbiology (Vth edition), Orient Longman,pp 578-580.
Dhar, M.L., Dhar, M.M.,Dhawan, B.N., Mehrotra, B.N. and Ray, C. 1968: Screening of Indian plants for biological activity Part-1 Indian J.Exp Biol 6, pp 232.
Ghanaksha, A. and Kaushik, P. 1999: Antibacterial effect Rhyncostylis retusa Bt (Orchidaceae)- A study in plant Science, 12(11). pp 593-598.
Jain, P.C. and Agrawal, S.C.1978: Notes on the activity of some odlori ferous. Organic Compounds against some Keratinophilic fungi. Trans Mycol. Soc Japan 19, 197.
Machat, D.I. and Kundel, W.M, 1920: Proc. Soc. Exp. Bio.Med. 19, 68.
Mehta, B.K.,Shitut, S.and Wankhade, H. 1993: In vitro antimicrobial efficiency of Triphala Fitoterpia 64 371- 372. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110873771.bm