Medicinal Plants as Antimicrobial Agents Against Pathogenic Bacteria

Authors

  • Miroslava Kačániová Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Slovakia
  • Margarita Terentjeva Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, K. Helmaņa iela 8, LV-3004, Jelgava, Latvia
  • Erika Mňahončáková Slovak University of Agriculture, Botanical garden, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2,
  • Eva Ivanišová Slovak University of Agriculture, Botanical garden, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2,
  • Simona Kunová Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Slovakia
  • Katarína Rovná Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Slovakia
  • Jana Žiarovská Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food resources, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Slovakia
  • Petra Borotová Slovak University of Agriculture, AgroBioTech Research Centre, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
  • Veronika Válková Slovak University of Agriculture, AgroBioTech Research Centre, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovakia
  • Lucia Gálovičová Slovak University of Agriculture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Nitra 949 76, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, Slovakia

Keywords:

antimicrobial activity, plant extract, Gram+, Gram-, yeasts

Abstract

This study was focused on monitoring of antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plants: Artemisia vulgaris, Geum urbanum, Euphorbia peplus, Rumex hydrolapathum, Portulaca oleracea, Geranium pratense, Polygonum aviculare. The selected medicinal plants were evaluated for antimicrobial activity with disc diffusion method. Ethanolic extracts against 3 Gram-positive (G+) bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis), 3 Gram-negative (G-) bacteria (Salmonella enterica, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Yersinia enterocolitica) and 3 yeasts (Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, Candida glabrata, Candida albicans) were used as model microorganisms to determine antimicrobial activity. The Portulaca oleracea extract showed the largest zone of inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Yersinia enterocolitica. Artemisia vulgaris extract formed the largest zone of inhibition against Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis and one yeast Candida krusei. The extract from Geum urbanum and Euphorbia peplus did not create the maximum inhibition zone against any of the microorganisms that were tested.

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2023-09-05

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Vol. 53 No. 2 (2020): Scientific Papers: Animal Science and Biotechnologies

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