Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens
Background and Aim: Nowadays resistance to antibiotics and their side effects has emerged as a worldwide problem. As a result, tend to use anti-bacterial compounds of plant origin has been increased. Mint plant scientifically called Mentha spicata L. is one of the plants which has many medicinal use...
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| author | Majid Zare Bidaki Mina Arab Mohtarame Khazaei Ehsan Afkar |
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| description | Background and Aim: Nowadays resistance to antibiotics and their side effects has emerged as a worldwide problem. As a result, tend to use anti-bacterial compounds of plant origin has been increased. Mint plant scientifically called Mentha spicata L. is one of the plants which has many medicinal uses and its antibacterial effects is a matter of debate. We aimed to study antibacterial effects of Mentha spicata L essential oil on 8 standard bacterial species including Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, and two Salmonella species.
Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, using micro-dilution broth method and reading the results by ELISA reader, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of mint essential oil were determined against the 8 standard bacterial strains. The lab tests were repeated for three times. The results were analyzed by statistical tests.
Results: The MIC for Mentha spicata L essential oil was significantly different among the bacterial species (p 0.05).
Conclusion: This study revealed significant and selective antibacterial characteristics for Mentha spicata L suggesting to be used in pharmaceutical and food industries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-981c01efdd2344a486e898c45e9f8b7a2022-12-22T00:26:04ZfasBirjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Servicesمجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند1607-21972423-61522014-11-01213274282Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogensMajid Zare Bidaki0Mina Arab1Mohtarame Khazaei2Ehsan Afkar3 Hepatitis Research Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of paramedics, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran in clinical biochemistry, Member of Student Research Committee, Faculty of medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Faculty of paramedics, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Deputy of Research and Technology, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Background and Aim: Nowadays resistance to antibiotics and their side effects has emerged as a worldwide problem. As a result, tend to use anti-bacterial compounds of plant origin has been increased. Mint plant scientifically called Mentha spicata L. is one of the plants which has many medicinal uses and its antibacterial effects is a matter of debate. We aimed to study antibacterial effects of Mentha spicata L essential oil on 8 standard bacterial species including Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, and two Salmonella species. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, using micro-dilution broth method and reading the results by ELISA reader, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of mint essential oil were determined against the 8 standard bacterial strains. The lab tests were repeated for three times. The results were analyzed by statistical tests. Results: The MIC for Mentha spicata L essential oil was significantly different among the bacterial species (p 0.05). Conclusion: This study revealed significant and selective antibacterial characteristics for Mentha spicata L suggesting to be used in pharmaceutical and food industries.http://journal.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1458-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Menth aspicata L essential oil Antibacterial effect MIC MBC |
| spellingShingle | Majid Zare Bidaki Mina Arab Mohtarame Khazaei Ehsan Afkar Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند Menth aspicata L essential oil Antibacterial effect MIC MBC |
| title | Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| title_full | Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| title_fullStr | Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| title_short | Anti-bacterial effect of Mentha spicata L. essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| title_sort | anti bacterial effect of mentha spicata l essential oil on eight standard species of gastrointestinal pathogens |
| topic | Menth aspicata L essential oil Antibacterial effect MIC MBC |
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