Synergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorBetoni, Joyce Elaine Cristina
dc.creatorMantovani, Rebeca Passarelli
dc.creatorBarbosa, Lidiane Nunes
dc.creatorDi Stasi, Luiz Claudio
dc.creatorFernandes Junior, Ary
dc.date2014-05-20T13:50:43Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:50:43Z
dc.date2006-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T21:03:57Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T21:03:57Z
dc.identifierMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, v. 101, n. 4, p. 387-390, 2006.
dc.identifier0074-0276
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/18116
dc.identifier10.1590/S0074-02762006000400007
dc.identifierS0074-02762006000400007
dc.identifierS0074-02762006000400007.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762006000400007
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/864407
dc.descriptionSearches 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.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
dc.relationMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectmedicinal plants
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureus
dc.subjectantimicrobial drugs
dc.subjectsynergism
dc.subjectKirby & Bauer method
dc.titleSynergism between plant extract and antimicrobial drugs used on Staphylococcus aureus diseases
dc.typeOtro


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