Study of Antimicrobial Activity of Actinomycetes Isolates from Non-Medicinal Plants Produced Soil & Soil Surrounding Medicinal Plants in Junagadh, India

Abstract

Isolation and screening of actinomycetes and compare its antimicrobial activity from non-medicinal plant produced soil with soil surrounding medicinal plant. In this study total 22 soil samples collected in two sets one from soil surrounding medicinal plant area of Junagadh and other not nearby medicinal plant of same region. Primary screening of isolate done using cross streak method with 8 test pathogens. Secondary screening of most potent 10 isolates equal from both sets by agar well diffusion. Thirty two isolate observed from soil samples of 11 places which were not nearby medicinal plants and 36 isolate observed from soil samples collected surrounding 11 different medicinal plants. (A)OS1, (A)OS3, (A)AI1, (A)TF1 and (A)RI1 were most potent isolates produced from soil surrounding medicinal plant compare to set 2. It was found set1 showed 72.22 % and set 2 showed 53.12 % activity.