It has been known for centuries that mosses are effective in wound healing process. Previous studies presented that some secondary metabolites of mosses have anti-infective effect on some microorganisms. In this study, in vitro antimicrobial effect of Bryum capillare var. capillare, Plagiomnium affine, Homalothecium sericeum, Homalia besseri, Amblystegium tenax and Homalothecium lutescens samples collected from Kastamonu region were examined against Candida albicans ATCC 26555, Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhium SL 1344, Escherichia coli ETEC LM 63083, Shigella flexneri and Bacillus megaterium. The antimicrobial activities of moss extracts were evaluated by disc diffusion method and the results were supported MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) and MBC/MFC (minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentration) tests. According to the results, among the moss samples, Bryum capillare var. capillare presented an antimicrobial activity against S. flexneri and B. megaterium, where Homalothecium sericeum and Amblystegium tenax had an antimicrobial activity against only S. flexneri, and Homalia besseri against only B. megaterium
Mosses antimicrobial activity disc diffusion method MIC MBC MFC
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Research Article |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Haziran 2011 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2011 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 1 |
Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C-Biology.
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