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ackground: For medicinal purposes, biological activities are carried out on plant secondary metabolites in which common but very significant antimicrobial activities are focused. To evaluate the antimicrobial
potential of Fagonia cretica L., different pathogenic microbial strains were obtained from KP, hospitals (already identified) to resolve the objectives of the current study. Methods: In the agar, well diffusion method, a total of eight strains (4 bacterial 4 fungal) Streptococcus mutans, MRSA (Methicillin resistance staphylococcus aureus), Serratia marcescens, and Staphylococcus aureus are the bacterial strains while the fungal strains are Alternaria alternate, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium oxysporum, and Polysphondylium pallidum pre-identified and isolated in hospitals, were used respectively to evaluate the potentiality of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, aqueous, and crude methanolic fractions against these strains. Results: The highest significant (46-57% & 39-60%) antibacterial and antifungal activities were shown by the
methanolic fraction while the lowest (28-35% & 25-35%) antibacterial and antifungal was shown by aqueous fraction against the selected microbial strains. Other fractions were also exhibited reasonable antimicrobial activities. Conclusion: The current study concluded that different fractions of F. cretica have significant antimicrobial
potential and might be a source of antibiotics in future studies of that plant.
Khushnood ur Rehman, Muhammad Hamayun, , Shahab Saeed Khan, Nadeem Ahmad, , Sher Wali. (2020-2021) Efficiency of Virgin's Mantle (Fagonia cretica L.) as an Antibacterial and Antifungal Agent, Advancements in Life Sciences, Volume-8, Issue 3.
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