Abstract

Conventional antibiotics are gradually becoming ineffective against bacterial infections due to antibiotics resistance and bacteria mutation, Hence, the need for alternatives sources of antimicrobials. This study is aims at evaluating the antibacterial activity of stem bark cutting of Daniella oliveri against some clinical isolates. The plant sample was collected at agricultural research farm of Federal university Wukari and was authenticated at Forest Herbarium of Federal College of Forestry Jos. The sample was air dry at room temperature for 7 days. Exactly 400 g of the air dried samples was weighed and soaked in 1000 mL each of ethanol and water respectively for 72 hours and were extracted using decoction method. The ethanol and aqueous extracts of the bark of the