OBJECTIVE
To investigate the antibacterial activity and phytochemical screening of the aqueous, methanol and petroleum ether leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata (M. emarginata).
METHODS
The antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of M. emarginata were evaluated by agar well diffusion method against
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