Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases
Searches for substances with antimicrobial activity are frequent, and medicinal plants have been considered interesting by some researchers since they are frequently used in popular medicine as remedies for many infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to verify the synergism between 13 antimi...
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| author | Joyce Elaine Cristina Betoni Rebeca Passarelli Mantovani Lidiane Nunes Barbosa Luiz Claudio Di Stasi Ary Fernandes Junior |
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| description | Searches for substances with antimicrobial activity are frequent, and medicinal plants have been considered interesting by some researchers since they are frequently used in popular medicine as remedies for many infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to verify the synergism between 13 antimicrobial drugs and 8 plant extracts - "guaco" (Mikania glomerata), guava (Psidium guajava), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), garlic (Allium sativum), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), ginger (Zingiber officinale), "carqueja" (Baccharis trimera), and mint (Mentha piperita) - against Staphylococcus aureus strains, and for this purpose, the disk method was the antimicrobial susceptibility test performed. Petri dishes were prepared with or without dilution of plant extracts at sub-inhibitory concentrations in Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA), and the inhibitory zones were recorded in millimeters. In vitro anti-Staphylococcus aureus activities of the extracts were confirmed, and synergism was verified for all the extracts; clove, guava, and lemongrass presented the highest synergism rate with antimicrobial drugs, while ginger and garlic showed limited synergistic capacity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17c2594f9dd142eab0f10aa77f541c1e2023-08-02T08:19:00ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602006-06-01101438739010.1590/S0074-02762006000400007Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseasesJoyce Elaine Cristina BetoniRebeca Passarelli MantovaniLidiane Nunes BarbosaLuiz Claudio Di StasiAry Fernandes JuniorSearches for substances with antimicrobial activity are frequent, and medicinal plants have been considered interesting by some researchers since they are frequently used in popular medicine as remedies for many infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to verify the synergism between 13 antimicrobial drugs and 8 plant extracts - "guaco" (Mikania glomerata), guava (Psidium guajava), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), garlic (Allium sativum), lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), ginger (Zingiber officinale), "carqueja" (Baccharis trimera), and mint (Mentha piperita) - against Staphylococcus aureus strains, and for this purpose, the disk method was the antimicrobial susceptibility test performed. Petri dishes were prepared with or without dilution of plant extracts at sub-inhibitory concentrations in Mueller-Hinton Agar (MHA), and the inhibitory zones were recorded in millimeters. In vitro anti-Staphylococcus aureus activities of the extracts were confirmed, and synergism was verified for all the extracts; clove, guava, and lemongrass presented the highest synergism rate with antimicrobial drugs, while ginger and garlic showed limited synergistic capacity.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000400007medicinal plantsStaphylococcus aureusantimicrobial drugssynergismKirby & Bauer method |
| spellingShingle | Joyce Elaine Cristina Betoni Rebeca Passarelli Mantovani Lidiane Nunes Barbosa Luiz Claudio Di Stasi Ary Fernandes Junior Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz medicinal plants Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial drugs synergism Kirby & Bauer method |
| title | Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| title_full | Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| title_fullStr | Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| title_short | Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| title_sort | synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on staphylococcus aureus diseases |
| topic | medicinal plants Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial drugs synergism Kirby & Bauer method |
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