Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics

The antibacterial effects of three mushrooms extract Ganoderma lucidum, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus florida were studied against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. A. auricula showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus. P. florida showed some antibacterial activity whil...

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Main Authors: A. F. Md. Hassan Iftekhar, Zubaida Khatoon Choudhry, Md. Ismail Khan, Ahmed Abu Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society 2011-06-01
Series:Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
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author A. F. Md. Hassan Iftekhar
Zubaida Khatoon Choudhry
Md. Ismail Khan
Ahmed Abu Saleh
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description The antibacterial effects of three mushrooms extract Ganoderma lucidum, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus florida were studied against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. A. auricula showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus. P. florida showed some antibacterial activity while G. lucidum showed no antibacterial activity. None of the extracts showed any activity against E. coli.
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spelling doaj.art-5a4635301f834cc2890133e9ee45be1f2022-12-22T01:35:34ZengBangladesh Pharmacological SocietyBangladesh Journal of Pharmacology1991-00882011-06-016110.3329/bjp.v6i1.7907Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibioticsA. F. Md. Hassan Iftekhar0Zubaida Khatoon Choudhry1Md. Ismail Khan2Ahmed Abu Saleh3Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dhaka Medical College, DhakaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dhaka Medical College, DhakaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Dhaka Medical College, DhakaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, DhakaThe antibacterial effects of three mushrooms extract Ganoderma lucidum, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus florida were studied against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. A. auricula showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus. P. florida showed some antibacterial activity while G. lucidum showed no antibacterial activity. None of the extracts showed any activity against E. coli.Antibacterial activityMushroom
spellingShingle A. F. Md. Hassan Iftekhar
Zubaida Khatoon Choudhry
Md. Ismail Khan
Ahmed Abu Saleh
Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology
Antibacterial activity
Mushroom
title Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
title_full Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
title_fullStr Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
title_short Comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood-decay fungi and antibiotics
title_sort comparative study of antibacterial activity of wood decay fungi and antibiotics
topic Antibacterial activity
Mushroom
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