ASSESSMENT OF HOT WATER AND ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF CYMBOPOGEN CITRATUS STAPF (LEMON GRASS) AGAINST SELECTED BACTERIA PATHOGENS

This study investigated the comparative activity of hot water and ethanol leaf extracts of Cymbopogoncitratus(lemon grass) against some bacterial pathogens (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerugionsa and Bacillus subtilis. The lemon grass samples were purchased from Ozoro market in Ozoro, Delta state, Nigeria. Ethanol and hot water was used for the extraction, and agar well diffusion sensitivity method was adopted for the study. The activity of the leaf extract of Cymbopogoncitratusagainst the tested microbes suggests its potential for wide-rangingapplication as antibiotic agent.