Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials Open Access Inhibitory Activity of Indian Spice Plant Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Extracts against Alternaria Solani and Curvularia Lunata, the Pathogenic Dematiaceous Moulds

Background: Dematiaceous moulds are pathogenic microorganisms and act as etiological agents of mycoses with different degrees of severity in humans and animals. These moulds also cause loss of food crops and storage food products. The information regarding antimicrobial efficacy of the plant preparations on these moulds is scanty. The present study reveals phytochemical characterization and the effect of bark and leaf extracts of Indian spice plant, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cz), against the growth of two species of dematiaceous moulds, Alternaria solani and Curvularia lunata.

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