title: Antimicrobial activity of extracts of three major plants from the Chihuahuan desert.
abstract: Dilution methods were employed to determine the effect of ethanolic extracts of Agave lecheguilla Torr. (Agavaceae), Baccharis glutinosa Pers. (Compositae) and Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov. (Zygophyllaceae) on growth of yeasts, molds and bacteria. The three extracts analyzed showed good antimicrobial activity against more than one organism. The minimal inhibitory concentration of the extracts was also determined.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología e Immunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leön, San Nicoläs, Mëxico.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Verástegui
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Heredia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: García-Alvarado
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008800:Mexico; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts