Antibacterial Activity of Some Plant Extracts
Authors : Zuhal Zeybek, Nihal Dogruoz, Ali Karagoz
Pages : 17-21
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Publication Date : 2010-11-11
Article Type : Other
Abstract : Ten aqueous and one ethanolic extracts from medicinal plants used in Turkey were evaluated for antimicrobial activity. Plant extracts were prepared using distilled water and 50 % ethanol. It was found that three plant extracts from the 9 plants studied had antibacterial activity. These activities were produced by the aqueous extracts of Pistacia , Tilia argentea and Anthemis pungens . All of these plant extracts had antibacterial activity against E.coli . Also, Tilia argentea and Pistacia spp inhibited the growth of B acillus subtilis . In addition to these bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and environmental Aeromonas spp. strains were inhibited by Tilia argentea .Keywords :