Evaluation of herbal extracts against bacteria isolated from wild bat’s fecal matter
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2019
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CCSHAU
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The present investigation was carried out in CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar and nearby location (Gujri Mehal, Hisar) for documentation of bat faunal diversity in and around district Hisar (Haryana) and isolation and characterization of bacterial agents from bats faecal matter. These bacterial isolates were further tested against various herbal extracts at various concentrations and antibiotics to determine their susceptibility. The results were observed and summarized below:
During the course of study three species (Indian flying foxes, Fulvous fruit Bat and Common pipistrelle bat) were studied. Pteropus giganteus and Rousettus leschenaultia were foundbelonging to family Pteropodidae and Pipistrellus pipistrellus belongs to family Vedpertilionidae. In accordance with IUCN status, all three bat species were found to be least concern. Indian flying foxes and Common pipistrelle was found abundant. Fulvous fruit Bat and were found common. Study of faecal matter of bat; end up with isolation of eleven bacterial species (Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Alcaligenes faecalis, Salmonella sp., Enterobacter sp., Psudomonas sp., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Yersinia enterocolitica and Staphylococcus aureus). Isolated bacteria were tested for commercially available antibiotics (IC001-1PK Hi-Media) TM and herbal extracts. Five bacteria were found multidrug resistance (MDR),A. faecaliswastowardsClarithromycin,Ceftazidime, Y. enterocoliticatowardsAmpicillin/Cloxacillin, Staphylococcus sp. I1towards Ceftazidime, Penicillin, Ampicillin/Cloxacillin, Cefuroxime, K. pneumoniatowardsCiprofloxacin, Cefaclor and Streptococcus sp. towards Ceftazidime and Roxithromycin. Basil herbal extract was found most effective against most of the bacteria at different concentration, showed maximum zone of inhibition and neem leaf herbal extract was found least effective against most of the bacterial isolates. Alcaligenes faecalis and Yersinia enterocolitica were found resistant towards Peppermint extract. Staphylococcus sp., Streptococcus sp., Psudomonas sp.and Staphylococcus aureus was found maximum susceptible to basil leaf herbal extract. Citronella herbal extract was very effective against Pseudomonas sp. at all three concentrations. However, neem leaf extract was found least effective against all the bacterial isolates.
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