Antibacterial activities of volvariella volvacea

Abstract

: Extracts of twenty- one basidiomycctc fungi were tested against the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus. Pseuciornor~c~s mruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella. Among them Volvariella oolvacea showed promising activity against E. coli. Ethyl acetatc extract of Voluariella uobacea wax fractiotiatcd to hexane and purified on normal phase silica gel column to obtain ergostcro; 1)croxide which showed comparable activity against E. coli as that of the crucic csxacc