JAVIDNIA, K., MIRI, R., ASSADOLLAHI, M., GHOLAMI, M., GHADERI, M. (2009). SCREENING OF SELECTED PLANTS GROWING IN IRAN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (Sciences), 33(4), 329-33. doi: 10.22099/ijsts.2009.2229
K. JAVIDNIA; R. MIRI; M. ASSADOLLAHI; M. GHOLAMI; M. GHADERI. "SCREENING OF SELECTED PLANTS GROWING IN IRAN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY". Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (Sciences), 33, 4, 2009, 329-33. doi: 10.22099/ijsts.2009.2229
JAVIDNIA, K., MIRI, R., ASSADOLLAHI, M., GHOLAMI, M., GHADERI, M. (2009). 'SCREENING OF SELECTED PLANTS GROWING IN IRAN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY', Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (Sciences), 33(4), pp. 329-33. doi: 10.22099/ijsts.2009.2229
JAVIDNIA, K., MIRI, R., ASSADOLLAHI, M., GHOLAMI, M., GHADERI, M. SCREENING OF SELECTED PLANTS GROWING IN IRAN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology (Sciences), 2009; 33(4): 329-33. doi: 10.22099/ijsts.2009.2229
SCREENING OF SELECTED PLANTS GROWING IN IRAN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
1Medicinal & Natural Product Chemistry Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I. R. of Iran 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I. R. of Iran
2Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I. R. of Iran
3Medicinal & Natural Product Chemistry Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I. R. of Iran
4Medicinal & Natural Product Chemistry Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, I. R. of Iran
Abstract
The antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts from different parts of 11 indigenous wild plant species used in traditional medicines of Iran were tested against nine species of microorganisms: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The antimicrobial efficacy was determined using the disk diffusion (0.5, 1, 2 and 4 mg/disk) and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) method. Among the 11 tested herbs, 9 plants showed antimicrobial activity against one or more species of microorganism. The most active antimicrobial plants were Stachys obtusicrena, Anvillea garcinii, Salvia species, Otostegia persica and Teucrium persicum.