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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF
EMBLICA
OFFICINALIS AND
CORIANDRUM SATIVUM AGAINST GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA AND CANDIDA ALBICANS
SABAHAT
SAEED* AND PERWEEN TARIQ
Abstract:
Present investigation focused on
antimicrobial potential of aqueous infusions and aqueous decoctions of Emblica
officinalis (amla) and Coriandrum
sativum (coriander) against 186 bacterial isolates belonging to 10
different genera of G +ve bacterial population and 2 isolates of Candida
albicans isolated from urine specimens. The well diffusion technique
was employed. Aqueous infusion and decoction of Emblica
officinalis exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus
aureus (80), S. haemolyticus
(8), S. saprophyticus (65),
Micrococccus varians (12), M.
lylae (6), M. roseus (3), M. halobius (1), M.
sedenterius (2), Bacillus
subtilis (8), B. megaterium (1)
and Candida albicans (2).
The aqueous infusion and decoction of coriander did not show any
antimicrobial activity against G -ve urinary pathogens as well as
against Candida albicans.
Department
of Microbiology,
University
of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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