Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Argemone mexicana Linn.

Dynamic Chiropractic

关键词: Sensitivity;    concentrations;    oil extract;    antimicrobial andArgemonemexicana.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/JMPR09.204

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: MPA Media

【 摘 要 】

The increase in the number of bacterial and fungi often implicated in nosocomial and community infections as well as the gradual development of drug resistance strains of pathogenic microorganism led to the investigation ofArgemoneMexicanaLinn againstBacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Candida stellatoidea and Candida torulopsis.Well diffusion methods and minimum inhibitory concentrations were used.S. aureusandK. pneumoniaeshow relative sensitivity to essential oil from aerial and root parts, whileP. aeruginosaandB. subtiliswere resistant.C. albicansandC. stellatoideawere susceptible to essential oil from the aerial parts, but onlyC. stellatoideashow susceptibility to essential from the root parts. HoweverC. torulopsisiwas resistant to both essential oil from aerial and root parts ofA.mexicana. WhileC. albicanswas only resistant to the root parts essential oil. The conclusion was that the observable inhibition on selected bacteria and fungi by essential oil ofA. mexicanamakes it a promising alternative for the development of an indigenous antimicrobial agent.

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