Investigation of Antibacterial Activity in Sea Fennel (Crithmum maritimum) Growing Wild in Giresun Coast

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1, 34 - 37, 31.10.2016

İhsan Akyurt , Zehra Erikli

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.272225

Cited By: 1

Öz

The proposed study introduces each of root, stalk, leaf, flowers and seed of Crithmum maritimum is extracted with five different organic solvents such as chlorophorm, hexane, acetone, ethanol and methanol. Antibacterial activities of these extracts were tested against four Gram (+) bacteria: Enterococcus faecalis ATCC29212, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium; five Gram (-) bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus vulgaris, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, Escherichia coli K-12, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. The in vitro antibacterial activity was performed by agar disc diffusion method.In conclusion, it was determined that Crithmum maritimum has got antibacterial activity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Crithmum maritimum , Antibacterial activity

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