The antimicrobial effect of various formulations obtained from Fomes fomentarius against hospital isolates
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of formulations of F. fomentarius. The antimicrobial efficacy levels of extracts of F. fomentarius prepared from ethanol, water and of various formulations (emulsion, ointment, paste, cream and gel) were determined. For this purpose, the disk diffusion method was used to test the extracts for antimicrobial activity against hospital isolates including Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE+), Escherichia coli, Candida krusei, C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. guilliermondii and C. glabrata. Some standard antibiotics were used for comparison. The ointment formulation (No. 4) showed a good antimicrobial effect on bacteria compared to the antibiotics (9.6 - 16.1 mm.). The extracts were found to be more effective than the antibiotics against Candida species. Formulation No. 4 was considered to be more effective because of the protective nature of its cetyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) content. F. fomentarius ethanol extract, F. fomentarius water extract and gel formulation showed similar activity; however, other formulations (emulsion, paste, cream) were generally more effective due to the stabilizing effects of the polymers, oil and alcohols present in their preparations. The findings of this study establish the possibility of discovering new clinically effective antibiotic drugs and could be useful in understanding the relationship between traditional remedies and modern medicines.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Gülşah Gedik
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0000-0003-4147-6729
Türkiye
Görkem Dülger
0000-0002-1506-1549
Türkiye
Hülya Asan
This is me
0000-0002-9650-9498
Türkiye
Anıl Özyurt
0000-0002-3243-3156
Türkiye
Hakan Allı
0000-0002-1238-3227
Türkiye
Ahmet Asan
0000-0002-4132-3848
Türkiye
Publication Date
October 30, 2019
Submission Date
March 5, 2019
Acceptance Date
June 29, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 10 Number: 2
