Se estudió la actividad antibacteriana de extractos secos metanólicos y fracción alcaloidea obtenidos de la corteza
del tronco de Tabernaemontana catharinensis A. DC., por el método de difusión de Kirby-Bauer.
Se detectó actividad frente a Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus meticilino
resistentes, Streptococcus faecalis, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Acynetobacter
lwoffii.In this work the antibacterial activity of dry methanol extracts and alkaloid fraction, obtained from the root bark of
Tabernaemontana catharinensis A. DC. was studied in accordance with the standardized Kirby-Bauer technique.
Antibacterial activity was detected against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Salmonella enteritidis, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus epidermidis,
Acynetobacter lwoffii