Antimicrobial Evaluation of Leaf and Stem Extract of Cordia macleodii

The leaf and stem of cordia macleodii plant were investigated for evaluating antibacterial and antifungal properties.Different extracts of leaf and stem viz. double distilled water, methanol, ethyl acetate ane n-hexane were collectedand content was optimized for the maximum amount of extraction with varying time of 6 and 12 h. The extracts weretested for their antimicrobial activities against gram-positive bacteria (B. sutilis) , gram-negative bacteria (E. coli) andfungi (A. niger) . The extracts were found to be more active against bacteria as compared to fungi. It was also observedthat the antibacterial and antifungal potential of the water extracts were found to be excellent as 1 A (38 mm) and 1 B (22mm) compared to the other extracts.