ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF SOME RARE AERIAL HEMI PARASITIC TAXA OF SOUTH WEST BENGAL, INDIA

ABSTRACT

Scurrula atropurpurea, Macrosolon cochichinensis and Viscum album are hemiparasites found in the forests of South West Bengal, showed antimicrobial activities against four bacterial strains (Bacillus subtilis, Klebsella pneumoniae, Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli). Among them, Macrosolon cochichinensis showed maximum antimicrobial activity with the inhibition zone ranging from 6– 8 mm followed by Scurrula atropurpurea with inhibition zone 5- 6 mm and Viscum album with inhibition zone ranging from 2- 4 mm. A review of literature revealed that so far no body has reported about the antimicrobial activities of the species, S. atropurpurea and M. cochichinensis. With cheap trx canada regard to their natural distribution in the forests of southern parts of west Bengal it was observed that the Scurrula atropurpurea and Viscum album are now very scant and difficult to locate many times in the field.

Key words: Hemiparasitic taxa, Antimicrobial acitivies, Inhibition zone, South West Bengal.