Anti-bacterial Activity of Methanolic Fruits Extract of Acacia nilotica (L.)

Acacia nilotica (L.) has been proved to be beneficial for common disorders like congestion, cold, gallbladder issues, hemorrhages haemorrhoids, ophthalmic medical conditions, intestinal pains, sclerosis etc. The fruits of A. nilotica were tested against eight standard bacterial species: two Grampositive bacteria viz, Enterococcus feacalis and Staphylococcus aureus, six Gram-negative bacterial strains Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella Sonnei, Salmonella Para A, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus mirabilis using the disc diffusion method. Antibacterial activity of fixed oil of A. nilotica dissolved in methanol (1:10), showed high activity against the Gram-negative bacteria (P. aeruginosa & E. coli) (18 & 14 mm). It also showed against Gram positive bacteria (S. aureus & B. subtilis) (14 & 13 mm) and against (C. albicans) (14 mm). This study conducted of A. nilotica fruits proved to have potent activities against antibacterial activity in vitro.