Abstract
Gossypium, commonly known as “cotton plant” is well known for its versatile significance in traditional medicine. Salmonella is a genus of gram-negative, motile bacilli belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. The study was aimed at evaluating the antimicrobial potential of leaf extracts of Gossypium barbadense against Salmonella typhi isolates. Extracts at varying dilution concentrations were prepared from the infusion of Gossypium barbadense leaves (with stalk) in three different aqueous extraction solvents (7up, distilled water and ethanol). The plant extracts were studied for their antimicrobial activities against a clinical isolate and Salmonella typhi.7up extract showed resistance at all the dilution concentrations to both isolates. From the activity of the distilled water extract in this study, Gossypium barbadense showed innate anti-salmonella properties and it was observed that distilled water seemed to be a better vehicle for the extraction of the anti-salmonella properties of Gossypium barbadense leaves than 7up.
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