Antimicrobial bioassay of colchicum luteum baker

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Table I.  Anti-Fungal activities of crude extract & various fractions of colchicum luteum baker.

Name of Fungi	-ve control Linear Growth (mm)	Crude Extract		CHCl3 Fraction		EtOAc Fraction		n-BuOH Fraction		Aqueous Fraction		Standard Drugs
		Linear Growth (mm)	Inhibition %	Linear Growth (mm)	Inhibition %	Liner Growth (mm)	Inhibition %	Liner Growth (mm)	Inhibition %	Liner Growth (mm)	Inhibition %	Name	MIC (μg/ml)
Trichophyton longi fusus	100	44	56%	30	70%	25	75%	25	75%	65	35%	Miconazole	65
Candida albicans	100	100	0%	100	0%	65	35%	40	60%	75	25%	Miconazole	110.8
Aspergilus flavus	100	100	0%	35	65%	30	70%	50	50%	100	0%	Amphotericin-B	24
Microsporum canis	100	35	65%	30	70%	25	85%	25	75%	100	25%	Miconazole	97
Fusarium solani	100	50	50%	100	0%	100	0%	45	55%	100	0%	Miconazole	85
Candida glaberata	100	100	0%	100	0%	65	35%	40	60%	85	15%	Miconazole	110.8

Table II.  Antibacterial activities of crude extract & various fractions of colchicum luteum baker.

Name of Bacteria	Zone of Inhibition of standard (Imipinem)	Crude Extract		CHCl3 Fraction		EtOAc Fraction		n-BuOH Fraction		Aqueous Fraction
		Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Inhibition %	Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Inhibition %	Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Inhibition %	Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Inhibition %	Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Inhibi tion %
Escherichia coli,	30	13	43%	15	50%	17	57%	12	40%	Nil	Nil
Bacillus subtilis	33	19	58%	18	55%	Nil	Nil	15	45%	16	48%
Klebsiella pneumonae,	27	14	52%	15	56%	11	41%	10	37%	Nil	Nil
Staphylococcus aureous	33	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Shigella flexenari	24	10	42%	08	33%	10	42%	12	50%	13	54%
Salmonella typhi	25	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

Figure 1 Antifungal activities of the crude extract and subsequent fractions of Colchicum luteum Baker.