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Table 2 Plant used for antibacterial textile, active antibacterial agents and the bacterial stains
against which plants show antibacterial activity
Sr.# Botanical
name
Antibacterial
agent
Bacterial strain and
fungi against which
plants show activity
Plant
1
Aloe vera Acemannan
Aspergillus Niger, S.
aureus, B. subtilis,
B. pumilus,
Pseudomona, K.
pneumoniae
2
Neem
Nimbin
Bacillus subtilis,
Proteus vulgaris,
Staphylococcus
aureus, Escherichia
coli
3
Tulsi
Euginol,
alpha
Terpinol and
Gama terpine
Staphylococcus
aureus, Escherichia
coli and
Pseudomonas
K. pneumoniae, and
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
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