Abstract
In the present study, a different solvent extract of wood, bark and leaves from Madura pomifera were tested for their antibacterial activities against the growth of four human pathogenic bacteria namely; Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The test was evaluated by means of disc-diffusion method at extract concentration of 2000 mu g/mL. The bacterial strains M. luteus was inhibited best by wood and bark ethanol extract (percent of inhibition (PI) value of 86.96%), S. aureus inhibited significantly by bark chloroform extract (PI value of 61.90%), A. baumannii strongly inhibited by bark ethanol extract (PI value of 100%) followed by bark chloroform extract (PI value of 65%), and P aeruginosa was moderately inhibited by the leaves chloroform extract (PI value of 53.85%). The present investigation showed the potential activity of extracts from M. pomifera for controlling the infectious diseases caused by human bacterial pathogens.