14 October 2015, 8p
[Évaluation du pouvoir antimicrobien des huiles essentielles de sept plantes médicinales récoltées au Maroc]
a
Laboratoire de chimie-biologie appliquées à l’environnement,
département de biologie. Faculté des Sciences, Université Moulay Ismail,
BP 11201 Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco
b Département de chimie, Faculté des Sciences, université Moulay Ismail, BP 11201 Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco
b Département de chimie, Faculté des Sciences, université Moulay Ismail, BP 11201 Zitoune, Meknès, Morocco
Abstract
This study consist to evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of certain medicinal plants
(Majorana hortensis, Myrtus communis, Mentha rotundifolia, Pelargonium
graveolens, Salvia officinalis, Lavandula stoechas, Lavandula
angustifolia) judged by the Moroccan traditional medicine have great
anti-infective effect. In order to rationalize their use to apply as an
alternative to antibiotics cure with the emergence of bacterial
multidrug resistance and failure of antibiotic therapy. The essential
oils of these plants were
tested on seven pathogenic multidrug resistant microbial strains: five
bacterial strains Gram (-) (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus rettgeri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) one Gram
(+) bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus); and Candida albicans as yeast.
Very interesting antimicrobial properties of essential oils studied have
been noted against the majority of tested germs. This antimicrobial
activity on yeast and Gram (+) and Gram (-) multidrug-resistant
bacteria, may contribute to fight against infectious diseases and
eventually offer the possibility of using pomegranate leaves in food or
pharmaceutical industry. © 2015 Springer-Verlag France
Author keywords
Antimicrobial activity; Essential oils; Multiresistant germs
ISSN: 16248597Source Type: Journal
Original language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10298-015-0996-1Document Type: Article in Press
Publisher: Springer-Verlag France
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