Antibacterial activity of medicinal plant extracts

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Atividade antibacteriana de extratos de plantas medicinais

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Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

1517-8382

Sponsorship:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Abstract:

Avaliou-se a atividade antimicrobiana in vitro de extratos metanólicos de algumas plantas medicinais frente a Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus e Enterococcus sp. O extrato metanólico de Caryophyllus aromaticus foi o mais eficaz para todas as bactérias testadas e apresentou a melhor atividade anti-S. aureus.
The present study aimed at evaluating the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of some medicinal plants against Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus sp. The methanolic extract of Caryophyllus aromaticus presented the highest anti-S. aureus activity and was effective against all bacterial strains tested.

Issue Date:

1-Dec-2007

Citation:

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, v. 38, n. 4, p. 717-719, 2007.

Time Duration:

717-719

Publisher:

Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia

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Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822007000400024

URI:

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/17058

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Acesso aberto

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outro

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http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/17058

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