title: Antibacterial activity of plant extracts from Brazilian southeast region.
abstract: A screening was conducted with 26 plants collected in the Brazilian southeast region, to identify plant extracts with antibacterial properties against Aeromonas hydrophila, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Initially, the agar diffusion method was employed. Then, those extracts presenting activity were submitted to a broth microdilution assay to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC). It was observed that 13 of the tested extracts showed antibacterial activity. The best results were obtained with those from Lantana lilacina and Phyllanthus tenellus.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Química, Caixa Postal 3037, Lavras (MG), Brazil. denilson@ufla.br
authors.forename: Denilson F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Aline C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Henrique C P
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Greiciele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Alexandro S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Dejane S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Hudson W P
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D032410:Lantana; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D029803:Phyllanthus; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts