title: Evaluation of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus metabolites for anthelmintic activity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the anthelmintic acivity of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus metabolites.
  
  
  METHODS
  The successive solvent extractions with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol. The solvent extracts were tested for anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma at 20 mg/ml concentration. The time of paralysis and time of death of the worms was determined for all the extracts. Albendazole was taken as a standard reference and sterile water as a control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the sample extracts showed significant anthelmintic activity in paralyzing the worms comparable with that of the standard drug. The time of death exhibited by BP metabolites was close to the time exhibited by standard.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study indicates both bacteria Bacillus cereus and Bacillus pumilus have anthelmintic activity indicating potential metabolites in them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, National College of Pharmacy, Shankarghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M L Vijaya
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thippeswamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, National College of Pharmacy, Shankarghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Kuppust
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Naveenkumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Shivakumar
keywords: Anthelmintic; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus pumilus; Pheretima posthuma