A study of the effect of lemongrass plant on some gram-positive and negative bacteria

Abstract

   Been studied the effect of hot alcoholic extract of the plant            Cymbopogon citratus on the growth of some gram-negative nature bacteria like   Klebsiella pneumonia,   E.  coli, and gram- positive bacteria like                 Staphylococcus aureus by using the agar well diffusion method best inhibitory zone (23.0 mm) on the growth of S. aureus and the lowest inhibitory zone for the hot alcoholic extract on growth of E. Coli.