Abstract: Physalis peruviana L a plant in Solanaceae family is used in folklore traditional medicine for treatment of bacterial, fungal and viral protozoal diseases. In this study aqueous and dichloromethane Physalis peruviana L extracts were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against some common bacterial and fungal isolates. The agar disc diffusion method was carried out to test antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Klebsiella pneumonia local isolate, Salmonella typhi ATCC 700931, Pseudomonas aeroginosa ATCC 27853, Candida albicans ATCC 9008 and Aspergillus flavus local isolate). All the plant extracts were also examined for Phytochemical components. Partial characterization of antimicrobial activity of the most active extract (dichloromethane leaf extracts) at 250 mg/ml was carried out at different pH and temperature ranges..............
Keywords: Antimicrobial, Phytochemical, Aqueous extracts, Dichloromethane extracts, Physalis peruviana L.
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