65ANTIBACTERIAL & ANTIFUNGAL EFFICACY OF A MEDICINAL ORCHID: NERVILIA PLICATA (ANDREWS) SCHLTRThe present study on the antibacterial and antifungal activity of bulb and leaf extracts of a medicinal orchid N. plicata had shown high activity against both fungal and bacterial strains. These findings can also provide a basic clues to isolate new antibiotic substances to control the infectious diseases caused by various bacterial and fungal pathogensbinuthomasct@gmail.comResearch432014Antibacterial,Antifungal,Medicinal Orchid,Nervilia plicataRenjini Haridas,Thangapandian V ,Binu ThomasPG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore- 641 029 Tamil Nadu, India,PG and Research Department of Botany, Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore- 641 029 Tamil Nadu, India, PG Department of Botany, Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, Kottayam-686 633, Kerala, India.