Antibacterial Activity of Medicinal Flowers against
Multi Drug Resistant E. coli
Iqra Nazir1, Masood Rabbani1*,
Ali Ahmad Sheikh1, Sehrish Firyal2, Sohail
Raza1 and Muhammad Ilyas Riaz1
1Institute
of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,
Lahore, Pakistan 2Institute
of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and
Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan *Corresponding author: mrabbani@uvas.edu.pk
Abstract
The antibiotic resistance is creating a serious
challenge to treat diseases especially against multidrug resistant (MDR) E.
coli. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antibacterial activity
of seven different flowers ethanolic extracts named as
Achillea millefolium, Bombax ceiba, Chrysanthemum cinerarifolium,
Hyssopus officinalis, Rosa damascena
Miller, Taraxacum officinale Weber
and Woodfordia fruticosa against MDR
E. coli through spot test and minimum
inhibitory concentrations (MIC) test. The results showed all the seven extracts
have significant antibacterial activity against MDR
E. coli and control. The MIC of Rosa damascena Miller, Bombax
ceiba was 3.125 mg/ml and Taraxacum officinale Weber was 12.5 mg/ml
for MDR E. coli. Similarly, Achillea millefolium, Hyssopus officinalis, Chrysanthemum
cinerarifolium MIC value was 25 mg/ml and 12.5 mg/ml for Woodfordia
fruticosa Kurtz. The current study reveals that these flowers possess strong
antibacterial activity and thus can be used as potential antimicrobial agent
against various resistant bacterial pathogens.
To Cite This Article: Nazir I, Rabbani M, Sheikh AA, Firyal S, Raza Sand Riaz MI, 2021. Antibacterial
activity of medicinal flowers against multi drug resistant E. Coli.
Pak Vet J, 41(1): 166-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2021.019