Antibacterial activity in Pleurochaete squarrosa extract (Bryophyta).
An acetone extract of the moss Pleurochaete squarrosa was tested against eleven bacterial strains, some of which are pathogenous for man. The extract was active on some Gram-negative strains. Antibacterial activity of the extract, expressed as MICs, was compared with three reference antibiotics. Acute toxicity assay was performed in Balb C mice.
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Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Sorbo
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Giordano
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Lavitola
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Castaldo Cobianchi
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D000096:Acetone; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019068:Bryopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000096:Acetone