Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Department of Biological Sciences (Microbiology Programme), Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria
Research Article
Phytobiotics Effects of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Leaves and Fluted Pumpkin (Telferia ocidentalis) Leaves Extracts against Certain Aquatic Pathogens
Author(s): Fakoya S, Aderoboye OY and Olusola SE*
Due to an increase in the rate at which microorganism are resistant to antibiotics, there is need to assess the antimicrobial effect of some medicinal plant extracts in the treatment of fish pathogens: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyogenes, Bacillus substilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Salmonella typhi and Aeromonas hydrophila. The antimicrobial activity and inhibition diameter of methanolic and ethanolic extracts of pawpaw and fluted pumpkin leaves were evaluated against eight (8) clinical strains of bacteria isolated from Clarias gariepinus using agar well diffusion method. Minimum inhibitory concentration and phytochemical screening of these plants were determined using standard methods. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0412.19.8.328