• SHIVANGI

Antibiotic resistance is serious global problem. Many commercial antibiotics due to over use have induced some microbes to become multi drug resistant. Polymyxins are important bactericidal agents towards gram (G-) negative bacteria. Resistance towards polymyxin includes factors like intrinsic, adaptive & mutational modes. Thereby many researchers are gravitating towards searching for novel anti-microbial agents from the natural world. In this paper, the resistance towards polymixins have been briefly stressed upon along with the evaluation of the anti-microbial role of Agapanthus praecox towards a set of bacteria. Bacteria, Klebseilla & Bacillus subtilis were grown as a lawn culture that was then exposed to varying concentrations of butanolic & aqueous extracts. After 24 hour, the butanolic extract showed higher activity as compared to the aqueous extracts. However, Colistin showed the highest activity. This result has given hope that novel anti-microbial agents can be isolated from this plant.

Ampicillin, Agapanthus Praecox, Anti-Microbial Resistance, Anti-Microbial Agents, Aqueous Extract, Butanolic Extract.

"Antimicrobial Property of Agapanthus Praecox", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no.691-696, October-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFH06116.pdf

"Antimicrobial Property of Agapanthus Praecox", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 10, page no. pp691-696, October-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRFH06116.pdf