Antibacterial and Antifungal Actuvity of Organic Solvent Extracts Of Knoxia Corymbosa

Abstract

Objective: In this study the potency of antibacterial activities of crude organic solvent extracts ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, and methanol extracts of Knoxia corymbosa were tested on bacterial pathogens Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Bacillus subtilis and the potency of antifungal activities of crude organic solvent extracts ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were tested on fungal pathogens Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans.