Prabha, R2017-01-282017-01-282014https://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/1193Annona squamosa L. belongs to the family Annonaceae, commonly known as custard apple. A comparative antimicrobial activity of ethanolic leaves and seed soxhlet extracts of A. squamosa were evaluated against four fungi namely, Candida and two bacteria, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus using agar well diffusion method. Maximum inhibition was found with 12mm/1.5g concentration of ethanolic leaves and seed crude extracts against all the tested organisms under investigation. The study suggests that the leaves and seed of A.squamosa are promising in the development of phytomedicine for antimicrobial properties. Key words : Annona