Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of

Different Extract of Moringa oleifera Leaves – An

In-Vitro Study

Submission Date	: Sun,March 15,2015
Acceptance Date	: Mon,March 24,2015
Publishing Date	: Tue,March 31,2015
Type of Paper	: Research Article
Mode of Access	:Open Access
Author	:Nazar Abdalazeem Osman1, Zeinab Khalid Mohamed Ali2, Nigoud Yagoub Shams Elden2, Sabreen Adam Abd Elrahman2
Affiliation	:1Ahfad University for Women, Ahfad Center for science and Technology, Omdurman, Sudan, P.O.Box:167, Omdurman, Sudan 2Ahfad University for Women, School of Health Sciences, Khartoum, Sudan
Country	:Sudan
Contact	:Email nazar585@hotmail.com

Abstract

Moringa oleifera is a very useful tree in tropical countries; use to treat different human health problems. It had wide range of antimicrobial properties which have been investigated by a number of studies.water, ethanolic, methanolic and petroleum ether of Moringa oleifera leaf extract were screened for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity against selected common human pathogens in Sudan by disc diffusion method.

The extracts showed significant effect on the tested organisms. Water extract showed maximum zone of inhibition against Staphylococcus albus , methanolic extract was only extract showed activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa , ethanolic extract showed maximum inhibition against Salmonella spp and Yersinia enterocolitica . Petroleum ether extract was the lowest extract showed activity against tested.