DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i01.004

Pages: 13-15

Abstract – The antibacterial activity of Aquilaria agallocha heart wood oil and Citrullus lanatus seed oil were screened by using agar well diffusion method taking organisms Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis. Different concentrations of (2.5% (V/V), 5% (V/V) and 10% (V/V)) of each oil were made in DMSO and the zone of inhibition was calculated for each concentration and compared with standard ciprofloxacin (10 mcg/ml). From this study it was found that both oil posses the anti-bacterial activity. But Citrullus lanatus seed oil shows more anti-bacterial activity than Aquilaria agallocha oil.