Pak. J. Bot., 45(4): 1369-1374, 2013.

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	ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF SIXTEEN SPECIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS REPORTED FROM DIR KOHISTAN VALLEY KPK, PAKISTAN ALI HAZRAT^1,2, MOHAMMAD NISAR¹AND SHAH ZAMAN¹ Abstract:* The methanol extract of 16 species of medicinal plants were screened for their antimicrobial activity, using Agar well diffusion method. They were tested against 6 species of tested pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus, crude extract and subsequent fractions demonstrated moderate to excellent antibacterial activities. Highest antibacterial activity was displayed by the methanol fraction showed good and significant activity in 10 species of medicinal plants. ¹Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower ²Department of Botany, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper ^Corresponding author’s email: ali_hazrat8@yahoo.com*

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