US EPA

8214413 

Journal Article 

Antibacterial activity of Bambusa bambose L. against multiple drug resistant (MDR) bacteria isolated from clinical specimen 

Wasnik, DD; Tumane, PM 

2014 

Global Research Online 

25 

1 

215-218 

English 

The main objective of this study is antibacterial activity of Bambusa bambose L. leaves extract against clinical isolates from wound infection. As microorganism are becoming resistant to present day antibiotics, our study focuses on antibacterial activity and future prophylactic potential of leaves of Bambusa bambose L. The antibacterial activity of leaves extract of Bambusa bambose L was evaluated on bacterial strains like Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Enterococcus spp. Citrobacter spp., Acinetobacter spp. Streptococcus spp., Enterobacter spp. and Proteus mirabilis. All bacteria were isolated from clinical samples are multiple drug resistant to many antibiotics. Antibacterial activity of five different solvent extracts (Methanol, acetone, ethanol, petroleum ether and n-Hexane) were prepared by using Soxhlet extractor. In-vitro antibacterial activity was performed by agar well diffusion method. The ethanolic and methanolic extract of Bambusa bambose L. leaves showed excellent antibacterial activity against all tested multiple drug resistant bacteria. In the present investigation ethanol was the best solvent for the extraction of active component of plants. Bambusa bambose L can be considered to be as equally potent as the antibiotics used now-a-days. 

Antibacterial activity; Bambusa bambose L; Soxhlet Apparatus; Zone of inhibition