Arunkumar Sathasivam

MR Hospitals · Microbiology

Medicinal plants have been used to cure a number of diseases. Currently 80% of the world population depends on plant derived medicine as the first line of primary health care for human beings since it has no side effects. This present study was carried out on phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of Evolvulus alsinoides L. against some...

In this study endosulfan tolerate/degrading bacteria isolated from endosulfan-polluted Gossypium arboretum L rhizosphere soil, through repetitive enrichment culture method. The endosulfan was detection by TLC, Spectrophotometric and GC-MS. The TLC and GC-MS chromatography revealed that α - endosulfan, β - endosulfan and endosulfan diol. Therefore,...

Aflatoxin, a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus Link: Fries, occurs naturally in maize (Zea mays L.). Aflatoxin is a potent human carcinogen and is also toxic to livestock, pets, and wildlife. When contaminated with aflatoxin, the value of maize grain is markedly reduced. In the present study, an attempt was made to evaluate the inhibi...

Microorganisms play an important role in the bioconversion and total breakdown of pesticides in the environment. This study was conducted to assess the pesticide degradation (endosulfan and methyl parathion) ability of the bacteria and fungi (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Trichoderma viridae). The screening test conducted to reveal the ability to degr...

From the ancient period cow's urine has been used as a medicine. In India, drinking of cow urine has been practiced for thousands of years. Panchagavya is a term used in Ayurveda to describe five important substances obtained from cow namely Urine, Dung, Milk, Ghee and Curd. The present study analyzes the antibacterial and antifungal activity of Co...

Water is a major constituent in the diary industry, which results in significant effluent volumes being generated; hence the challenge of its disposal cannot be ignored. The Aavin, industy is unable to pay the full cost of managing industrial effluents, which inadvertently encourages environmental pollution. From this raw effluent, bacterial specie...

Herbicides are widely used in agriculture. Asia now accounts for a vast majority of the global rice herbicide market. In this study bacteria and fungal species was isolated from the soil samples. Among these isolated colonies Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Trichoderma viridae were identified based on the cultural, morphological and biochemical characte...

The aim of the study was to investigate the Aloe vera phyto chemical compounds and antimicrobial activity of different extracts. The phytochemical compound screened by qualitative and GC-MS method. Qualitatively analyzed Tannin, Saponin, Flavonoids and Terpenoids gave positive results and phlobactanins and Steriods and Steriods gave negative result...