Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of some endemic Scrophulariaceae members from Turkey
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2005
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The methanol extracts obtained from endemic Scrophulariaceae members Verbascum protractum Fenel ex Tchihat., Verbascum bellum Hub.-Mor., Verbascum dalamanicum Hub.-Mor., Scrophularia mersinensis Lall, Scrophularia cryptophila Boiss. & Heldr., Pedicularis olympica Boiss., and Veronica lycica E. Lehm. have been investigated for their antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial activity was determined with Escherichia coli ATCC 11230, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P, Klebsiella pneumoniae UC57, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus vulgaris ATCC 8427, Bacillus cereus ATCC 7064, Mycobacterium smegmatis CCM 2067, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313, Micrococcus luteus CCM 169, Candida albicans ATCC 10231, Rhodotorula rubra DSM 70403, and Kluyveromyces fragilis ATCC 8608 by the disk diffusion method. The extracts of all Scrophulariaceae members used in this study had strong antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria and yeast cultures. © 2005 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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Bacillus cereus , Candida albicans , Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Kluyveromyces marxianus , Listeria monocytogenes , Micrococcus luteus , Mycobacterium smegmatis , Pedicularis , Posibacteria , Proteus vulgaris , Pseudomonas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Rhodotorula mucilaginosa , Scrophularia , Scrophulariaceae , Staphylococcus aureus , Verbascum , Veronica lycica , antiinfective agent , methanol , Pedicularis olympica extract , plant extract , Scrophularia cryptophila extract , Scrophularia mersinensis extract , scrophulariaceae extract , unclassified drug , Verbascum bellum extract , Verbascum dalamanicum extract , Verbascum protractum extract , Veronica lycica extract , antibacterial activity , antifungal activity , antimicrobial activity , article , Bacillus cereus , bacterium culture , Candida albicans , controlled study , drug isolation , drug screening , Escherichia coli , fungus culture , Gram positive bacterium , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Kluyveromyces , kluyveromyces fragilis , Listeria monocytogenes , Micrococcus luteus , minimum inhibitory concentration , Mycobacterium smegmatis , nonhuman , Pedicularis , Proteus vulgaris , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Rhodotorula , Scrophulariaceae , Staphylococcus aureus , technique , Turkey (republic) , Verbascum , Veronica