ANBAR JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the Aqueous extract of the leaves of Achillea fragrantissima were tested in vitro on six species of bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis kebsiella pneumoni and Pseudomonas a eroginosae.
The results indicated that the aqueous extract has an inhibitory effect on most of the tested bacteria.
The inhibitory action on gram positive bacteria, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. Was more than that against gram negative bacteria.