Evaluation of antibacterial properties of some medicinal plants used in Iran.
Forty-five species of 29 plant families used in the traditional medicine by Iranian people, showed antibacterial activities against one or more of the bacterial species: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus pumilus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. No plant showed activity against Serratia marcescens; Bordetella bronchiseptica being the most susceptible species. All extracts showed the same activity 18 months later.
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran. shahidi@mail.uk.ac.ir
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods; D007492:Iran; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D018514:Plant Structures; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts