Determination of Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils in Some Medicinal Plants

Volume: 10 Number: 2 September 1, 2015
  • Esra Ucar
  • Elif Odabaş Köse
  • Yaşar Özyiğit
  • Kenan Turgut
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Determination of Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils in Some Medicinal Plants

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine effect of essential oil of certain medicinal and aromatic plants on bacteria and performed in Akdeniz University in 2014. In this study; firstly, essential oils of thyme (Origanum onites), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and sweet herb (Stevia rebaudiana) were obtained by hydrodistillation method. The antibacterial effects of essential oils were investigated on some bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 Enterobacter cloacae ATCC 23355, Serratia marcescens ATCC 8100, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028). The antimicrobial effects of oils were evaluated according to the disk diffusion method. As a result; particularly thyme oil showed antibacterial activity against all bacteria tested. While rosemary oil was effective on all bacteria except P. aeruginosa, sweet herb oil has been found to be effective against only S. aureus and E. faecalis strain. According to these results; the highest antimicrobial activity was recorded in thyme oil and the lowest activity was determined in sweet herb oil.

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Esra Ucar This is me

Elif Odabaş Köse This is me

Yaşar Özyiğit This is me

Kenan Turgut This is me

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September 1, 2015

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APA
Ucar, E., Odabaş Köse, E., Özyiğit, Y., & Turgut, K. (2015). Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi. Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(2), 118-124. https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY
AMA
1.Ucar E, Odabaş Köse E, Özyiğit Y, Turgut K. Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi. ISUBU JAF. 2015;10(2):118-124. https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY
Chicago
Ucar, Esra, Elif Odabaş Köse, Yaşar Özyiğit, and Kenan Turgut. 2015. “Bazı Tıbbi Ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi”. Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 10 (2): 118-24. https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY.
EndNote
Ucar E, Odabaş Köse E, Özyiğit Y, Turgut K (September 1, 2015) Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi. Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 10 2 118–124.
IEEE
[1]E. Ucar, E. Odabaş Köse, Y. Özyiğit, and K. Turgut, “Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi”, ISUBU JAF, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 118–124, Sept. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY
ISNAD
Ucar, Esra - Odabaş Köse, Elif - Özyiğit, Yaşar - Turgut, Kenan. “Bazı Tıbbi Ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi”. Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 10/2 (September 1, 2015): 118-124. https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY.
JAMA
1.Ucar E, Odabaş Köse E, Özyiğit Y, Turgut K. Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi. ISUBU JAF. 2015;10:118–124.
MLA
Ucar, Esra, et al. “Bazı Tıbbi Ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi”. Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Sept. 2015, pp. 118-24, https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY.
Vancouver
1.Esra Ucar, Elif Odabaş Köse, Yaşar Özyiğit, Kenan Turgut. Bazı Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilerde Esansiyel Yağların Antimikrobiyal Aktivitelerinin Belirlenmesi. ISUBU JAF [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 1;10(2):118-24. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA96DF88RY

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