The Antimicrobial Activities of Two Selected Solanum nigrum Varieties
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2010
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Plants have 3een uss J for cenltries as remed^^for human diseases because they contain components cf therapeutic values.
They are natural s o j c«s of antirrw^robial agents Drimarily because of the large biodiversity of such organisms and the
relatively large quantt^ of mstafcolites that can oe extracted from them. In the present study, the antimicrooial activities of both
black and red berry be aring leaves of Solanum nIgrjm were assessed by screening the antibacterial a id antifungal activity.
The result irdicates d"ct the aqueous, methanollc a id petroleum ether extracts of both the varieties can serve as an effective
source ofartimicrob al activties..