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Anti Microbial Effect of a Coastal Sand Dune Plant of Spinifex littoreus (Burm. f.) Merr
P. Thirunavukkarasu, T. Ramanathan, L. Ramkumar and T. Balasubramanian
Corresponding Author: Palaniyandi Thirunavukkarasu
Submitted: 2010 May, 05
Accepted: 2010 May, 21
Published: 2010 July, 20 |
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Methanolic and aqueous grass extracts of Spinifex littoreus (Burm. f.) M err were screened for their
antibacterial and antifungal activities. The extracts were tested against 6 different species of human pathogenic
bacteria and 4 fungal strains. Most of the extracts were devoid of antifungal and antibacterial activities, the
aqueous grass extract of Spinifex littoreus obtained by very good activity when compare to methanol extract,
which showed strong inhibitory activity against the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. This study
suggests that aqueous grass extracts of S. littoreus obtained by infusion can be used in the treatm ent of skin diseases caused by dermatophytes.
Key words: Aqueous, bacterial, fungal, methanol, pichavaram, Spinifex littoreus,
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P. Thirunavukkarasu, T. Ramanathan, L. Ramkumar and T. Balasubramanian, . Anti Microbial Effect of a Coastal Sand Dune Plant of Spinifex littoreus (Burm. f.) Merr. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (4): Page No: 283-285.
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