title: ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF Abutilon indicum.
abstract: Chloroform, ethanol and aqueous extracts of the leaves of Abutilon indicum were investigated for antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi. Among the various extracts, maximum antibacterial activity was exhibited by ethanol extract (14, 25, 14, 25, 17, 18 mm) followed by chloroform extract (13, 17, 8, 15, 15, 20 mm) while aqueous extract, showed no activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Life Sciences, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore - 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poonkothai