title: Antimicrobial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of Juniperus oxycedrus L.
abstract: Aqueous and methanol extracts of the leaves of Juniperus oxycedrus were investigated for their in vitro antimicrobial properties. The plant was collected from Pelitli Village of Gebze, Kocaeli, in the Marmara region of Turkey. Juniperus oxycedrus is widely used as traditional folk medicine in Turkey for treatment of different infectious diseases. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts against 143 laboratory strains belonging to 56 bacterial species, and 31 isolates of 5 fungi species were evaluated based on the inhibition zone using the disc-diffusion assay, minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) values. The aqueous extract of J. oxycedrus had no antimicrobial effect against the test microorganisms whereas the methanol extract had inhibitory effects on the growth of 57 strains of 24 bacterial species in the genera of Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Brevundimonas, Brucella, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Micrococcus, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, and Xanthomonas. In addition 11 Candida albicans isolates at a concentration of 31.25-250 micro g/ml were also inhibited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gebze Institute of Technology, Kocaeli, 41400, Turkey. ihkaraman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güllüce
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogütçü
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sengül
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adigüzel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D018653:Juniperus / Q000737:chemistry*; D000432:Methanol; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012997:Solvents; D014421:Turkey; D014867:Water; D015003:Yeasts / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D000432:Methanol