Antimicrobial Activities of Secondary Metabolites from Warm Spring Fungi.

Abstract

Water from warm spring was screened for the presence of some fungi using different nutrient media. Antimicrobial activity of secondary metabolites of the isolates were evaluated against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Agar well diffusion method was utilised in the evaluation of the antimicrobial activity and it was discovered that each of the secondary metabolites showed antibacterial activities against the test bacteria. The result showed good prospects in the search for new antibacterial drugs.

Keywords: Warm spring fungi, metabolites, bioactive compounds