Different concentrations (50, 100, 150 mu g/mL) of the methanol extract of
the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. showed considerable in vitro antiba
cterial efficacy against Escherichia coil, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella s
onnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typ
himurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus,
The effects produced by the methanol extract were compared with chloramphen
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