title: Antibacterial activity of Helichrysum pedunculatum used in circumcision rites.
abstract: Antibacterial assays of Helichrysum pedunculatum showed that dichloromethane extracts are active against all the gram positive bacteria tested, as well as two gram negative bacteria, Enterobacter cloacae and Serratia marcescens. A water extract was effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus kristinae, while a methanol extract showed no activity against any of the tested organisms. The antibacterial activity of dichloromethane extract was also investigated by direct bioassay on TLC plates against S. aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dilika
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D008752:Methylene Chloride