Antimicrobial screening of medicinal plants from Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The ethanolic extracts of 72 plants belonging to 35 different families, and used in traditional medicine in Baja California Sur (México), were tested for antimicrobial activity in vitro using the filter paper disk assay method. Activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus faecalis (Gram-positive microorganisms), Escherichia coli (Gram-negative microorganisms) and Candida albicans (yeast) is discussed.
Encarnación Dimayuga
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Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Departamento de Biología Marina, Mexico.
Keer Garcia
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008800:Mexico; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts