Research Article

In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Polyalthia longifolia (Annonaceae) Leaf Extract and Assessment of Its Formulated Oral Dosage Forms

Table 11

Microbiological quality of PLE tablets and suspension.

Presence of microbial growth in mediaPLE tablets resultPLE suspension resultSpecification (BP 2018)

Total aerobic count on nutrient agar2.1 × 101 cfu/g8.0 × 101 cfu/mL≤1.0 × 104 cfu/g (mL)
E. coli on MacConkey agarNone detectedNone detectedAbsent (in 1 g/mL)
Staph. aureus on mannitol salt agar.None detectedNone detectedAbsent (in 1 g/mL)
S. typhi on bismuth sulphite agarNone detectedNone detectedAbsent (in 1 g/mL)
Total yeast/mould count on Sabouraud agar3.0 × 101 cfu/g1.0 × 101 cfu/mL≤1.0 × 102 cfu/g (mL)