Research Article

Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey

Volume: 11 Number: 3 December 8, 2021
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Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey

Abstract

Objective: In traditional medicine, the Pulicaria species are used for various disorders such as inflamed wounds, skin diseases, and bronchitis. This study investigated the antibacterial effect of five Pulicaria species in Turkey; (Pulicaria (P) arabica (L.) Cass., P. dysen-terica (L.) Bernh., P. odora (L.) Reichb., P. sicula (L.) Moris, P. vulgaris (L.) Gaertn.) against certain significant pathogenic gram-negative and gram-positive reference bacteria.

Material and Method: Four extracts (decoction, infusion, aque-ous, and ethanol (EtOH) extracts) were prepared from the Pulicariaspecies. The antimicrobial activity of the samples was examined against reference organisms; Bacillus (B) subtilis, Enterococcus fae-calis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (S) aureus (MRSA), Proteus mirabilis, S. aureus andPseudomonas aeruginosa. The minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranges of the extract samples were demonstrated based on a microbroth dilu-tion method.

Results: The EtOH extracts of the studied four Pulicaria species were found to be weakly active against gram-positive bacteria such as B. subtilis, MRSA and S. aureus but the EtOH extract of P. dy-senterica showed exceptionally good activity against the reference strains of S. aureus, MRSA. No antimicrobial activity was detected in the infusion, decoction, and aqueous extracts.

Conclusion: The Pulicaria species, especially P. dysenterica could be evaluated as antimicrobial agents. Further studies with the extracts and essential oils from Pulicaria sp. on other bacteria and pathogenic fungi should be performed.

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Supporting Institution

This study was funded by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University.

Project Number

Project number: 29555.

Thanks

The authors thank Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Istanbul University and DÜAGEM (Altınbaş University Natural Products Research and Development Center).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 8, 2021

Submission Date

August 24, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 10, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Özdemir Nath, E., Bilgin, M., & Gurdal, B. (2021). Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey. Experimed, 11(3), 195-199. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2021.986570
AMA
1.Özdemir Nath E, Bilgin M, Gurdal B. Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey. Experimed. 2021;11(3):195-199. doi:10.26650/experimed.2021.986570
Chicago
Özdemir Nath, Ebru, Merve Bilgin, and Bahar Gurdal. 2021. “Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey”. Experimed 11 (3): 195-99. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2021.986570.
EndNote
Özdemir Nath E, Bilgin M, Gurdal B (December 1, 2021) Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey. Experimed 11 3 195–199.
IEEE
[1]E. Özdemir Nath, M. Bilgin, and B. Gurdal, “Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey”, Experimed, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 195–199, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.26650/experimed.2021.986570.
ISNAD
Özdemir Nath, Ebru - Bilgin, Merve - Gurdal, Bahar. “Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey”. Experimed 11/3 (December 1, 2021): 195-199. https://doi.org/10.26650/experimed.2021.986570.
JAMA
1.Özdemir Nath E, Bilgin M, Gurdal B. Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey. Experimed. 2021;11:195–199.
MLA
Özdemir Nath, Ebru, et al. “Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey”. Experimed, vol. 11, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 195-9, doi:10.26650/experimed.2021.986570.
Vancouver
1.Ebru Özdemir Nath, Merve Bilgin, Bahar Gurdal. Antimicrobial Activity of Pulicaria Species from Turkey. Experimed. 2021 Dec. 1;11(3):195-9. doi:10.26650/experimed.2021.986570