title: Investigation of antimicrobial activity of Pelargonium radula (Cav.) L'Hérit.
abstract: Antimicrobial activities of two ethanolic extracts, made from fresh and dried leaves of Pelargonium radula (Cav.) L'Hérit, were tested against fourteen species of bacteria and fifteen species of fungi. The well-diffusion method indicated the strongest activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The broth dilution method revealed that the most sensitive microorganisms were Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens. Extract prepared from fresh leaves showed significantly higher antimicrobial activity than the extract prepared from dried leaves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. spep33@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Stjepan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pepeljnjak
authors.forename: Zdenka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kalodera
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zovko
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D003890:Desiccation; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D031316:Pelargonium; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts