Antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of 4 plants used in traditional herbal medicine of Kerman, Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 12
Abstract
The present study describes the anti?bacterial activity of methanol extract of OpuntiastrictaF.,TrachyspermumammiS.,Terminaliachebula F.and T.citrinaF. against bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus(PTCC 1431), Bacillus cereus (PTCC 1015), Escherichia coli (PTCC 1338),and Klebsiellapneumonia (PTCC 1290). For this purpose extraction weredone by macerationmethod and tested by agar welldiffusion method. As a result of this study it was found that the all of extracts generally revealed anti?bacterial activity against both gram?positive bacteria and gram?negative bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus was the most active bacteria. The MIC value of 4 plant extract Opuntia strictaF.,TrachyspermumammiS., Terminaliachebula F.and T. citrinaF. against Staphylococcus aureus was 1.25,2.5,2.5 and 10 mg/ml respectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Akram Salehi| Department of Microbiology, Sirjan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sirjan, Iran, Ashraf Kariminik| Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch,Kerman, Iran, email: a.kariminik@iauk.ac.ir, Zahra Hasanabadi| Department of Plant Medicine,Islamic Azad University, ShahrbabakBranch,,Shahrbabak, Iran
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