@article{article_1718549, title={Investigation of the Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities of Some Moss Species (Scleropodium touretii (Brid.) L.F.Koch, Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. var. lacunosum Brid., Brachythecium glareosum (Bruch ex Spruce) Schimp.)}, journal={Anatolian Bryology}, volume={11}, pages={72–82}, year={2025}, DOI={10.26672/anatolianbryology.1718549}, author={Uyar, Güray and Koçaş, Sibilay and Aslan, Nazife and Vural, Gülden and Balaban Zor, Mihrican}, keywords={Karayosunları, Disk difüzyon testi, Agar kuyucuk difüzyon metodu, Minimum inhibitör konsantrasyon (MİK) testi.}, abstract={This study evaluated the antibacterial and antifungal activities in ethanol, methanol, acetone, chloroform, hexane, ethyl acetate and isopropanol extracts of moss species; Scleropodium touretii (Brid.) L.F.Koch, Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. var. lacunosum Brid. and Brachythecium glareosum (Bruch ex Spruce) Schimp., which was collected from the Zonguldak province of Turkey against 10 different microorganisms, including 4 gram-positive bacteria, 4 gram-negative bacteria and 2 yeast fungi species. Different fractions of the mosses were screened using the disc diffusion (qualitative), the agar-well diffusion method, and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) methods. Inhibition of bacterial growth was compared with that of ciprofloxacin, eritromicin, penicillin and also, for fungal growth flukanozol-B as positive control and solvents and distilled water as negative control. The tests were performed in triplicate for each microorganism evaluated. The final results were presented as the arithmetic averages. The results showed that the most effective solvents were methanol and acetone, while hexane had the lowest antimicrobial activity. When evaluated in terms of microorganisms; Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis showed the highest sensitivity to moss extracts. However, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans strains were found to be resistant to these extracts. In addition, among the moss species, H. cupressiforme var. lacunosum was determined to be the most effective species in terms of the number of affected microorganisms. These findings indicate the potential of mosses for the development of antimicrobial and antifungal agents. This study provides a basis for the investigation of alternative therapeutic agents that can be obtained from natural plant sources and paves the way for further studies in this field.}, number={1}, publisher={Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi}, organization={Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Destek Fonu’na TYL-2024-59 numaralı projemizle çalışmamızı finansal olarak desteklediği için teşekkür etmek istiyoruz.}