Comparison of Antimicrobial Activities of Methanol Extracts of Juglans regia against Staphylococcus aureus, & Streptococcus mutans with Ciprofloxacin: InVitro | ||
| Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 6, September 2012, Pages 1-6 | ||
| Author | ||
| Najah Ali Mohammed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Among several dental problems caries process (cavitation) is deadly serious and chronic too. It is an irreversible microbial disease of calcified tissues of teeth. Bacterial plaque plays the primary role in the pathogenesis of the disease. This work compares the antibacterial activities of methanol extracts of stem bark of Juglans regia against two Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans). The efficacy of the plant extracts has been assessed by testing on salivary samples of patients suffering from dental carries and gingivitis by antimicrobial assay was carried out using well diffusion method and compared the zone of inhibition of the extracts with ciprofloxacin (antibacterial). The present study, antibacterial activities (zone of inhibition in mm) of methanol extracts of bark stem of Juglans regia against S. mutans, S. aureus was evaluated. methanolic bark extract of Juglans regia was effective in inhibiting the two bacteria with zone of inhibition ,7.2mm and 8.7mm against S. mutans, S. aureus respectively while the inhibition zone of Ciprofloxacin 15mm and 15.52mm ,15.1mm against S. mutans, S. aureus respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Juglans regia; medicinal plant; antimicrobial activity; well diffusion | ||
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