Vishal kumar deshwal* and bhagwant kaur
Department of Microbiology, BFIT Group of Institution, dehradun (India)
Email: vishal_deshwal@rediffmail.com
Received-01.08.2018, Revised-19.08.2018
Abstract: The main objective of present study was to study the antibacterial effect of Citrus limon juice extract against Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes. Extract of Citrus limon juice was prepared for antibacterial study and Norfloxacin was taken as control antibiotic. The antibacterial activity of Citrus limon juice extract was detected by using agar well diffusion method. In the present study it was observed that Citrus limon juice extract showed maximum antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus which was 115% more as compared to Norfloxacin (10mg/ml). Similar results have been observed against bacteria such as Salmonella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes. These results confirmed that Citrus limon is a very important and effective medicinal plant against bacterial.
Keywords: Citrus limon, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
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