IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2250General SciencesANTI BACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF BARK EXTRACTS OF PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM ROXB. .R.AmbujakshiH5255This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Anti bacterial activity of ethanol and water extracts of barks of Pterocrpus marsupium were tested by cup-plate agar diffusion method against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus sterothermophilus (Gram +ve) and Eschericia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae (Gram -ve) bacteria. Ciprofloxacin was used as the standard. It was observed that all extracts have dose dependent inhibitory effect, ethanol extract being most effective.

Antibacterial Pterocrpus marsupium cup-plate.