ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research ISSN 2241-9837 Vol. 13 (4), pp. 001-003, April, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Antibacterial activity of plant extracts against oral and skin pathogens
Majid Alipour* and Omid Khanmohammadi
Department of microbiology, Islamic Azad University (IAU) - Babol Branch, Babol, Iran.
Accepted 23 March, 2019
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the antibacterial activity of plant extracts. Both broth dilution and disc diffusion methods were used to assess the antibacterial activity of these extracts against skin and oral pathogens. Eryngium caucaseum Trautv, Eryngium bungei Boiss and Adiantum capillus-veneris have shown antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus sanguis. E. caucaseum Trautv showed the highest inhibition zone (> 30 mm) against S. pyogenes. The growth of S. pyogenes was remarkably inhibited by the ethanolic extract of the three plant extracts.
Key words: Adiantum capilis–veneris, Eryngium bungei Boiss, plant extracts.