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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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Clinical Sciences
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Merve Bilgin
This is me
0000-0002-7734-8553
Türkiye
Bahar Gurdal
0000-0002-7734-8553
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 8, 2021
Submission Date
August 24, 2021
Acceptance Date
November 10, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 3