In vivo and in vitro phytochemical and antibacterial efficacy of Baliospermum montanum(Wïlld.) Muell. Arg.

In vitro clonal propagation of Achyranthes aspera L. and Achyranthes bidentata Blume using nodal explants

“…Our results were in agreement with the observations of Johnson et al [25] , Wesely et al [26] and Johnson et al [27][28][29][30] . They reported that surface sterilization exceeding 5 min was lethal to explants whereas, the present study showed that above 3 min of surface sterilization was lethal to nodal segments and shoot tip of A. aspera and A. bidentata.…”

Antibacterial activity of the essential oils from the leaves of Eucalyptus globulus against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

“…Some authors have reported that gram-negative microorganisms are slightly more sensitive to essential oils when compared to gram-positive [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] . The gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms differ in several aspects other than with respect to the structure of their cellular walls, mainly with regard to the presence of lipoproteins and lipopolysaccharides in gram-negative bacteria that form a barrier to hydrophobic compounds [43,44] .…”

Antibacterial efficacy of the seed extracts of Melia azedarach against some hospital isolated human pathogenic bacterial strains

“…Although a significant number of studies have been used to obtain purified phytochemicals, a very few screening programmes have been initiated on crude plant materials. It has also been widely observed and accepted that the medicinal value of plants lies in the bioactive phytocomponents present in the plants [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] . The results of the present study are encouraging as all the tested extracts revealed antibacterial potential, although the inhibitory activity was strain specific and concentration dependent.…”