Antimicrobial activity of Portulaca oleracea leaves extracts

Document Type : Original Research Papers

Authors

1 Botany and Microbiology, Dept Faculty of Science - Benha University

2 Assistant professor of Microbiology - Botany and Microbiology, Dept Faculty of Science - Benha University

3 Professor of plant ecology and phytochemistry Botany and Microbiology, Dept - Faculty of Science - Benha University

4 Professor of physiology (enzymes) - Botany Department Faculty of Science - Mansoura University - Mansoura,Dakahlia, Egypt.

5 Assistant professor of Applied Microbiology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

abstract Throughout all medical traditions, folk medicine has utilized plants since ancient times. Oral hygiene folklore uses a variety of herbs and plant-derived antibacterial components. Portulaca oleracea extracts, both water and ethanolic, were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against a range of microbial strains, including four bacterial species: Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, the extracts were tested against two fungal species, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium exosporium, as well as Candida albicans.Throughout all medical traditions, folk medicine has utilized plants since ancient times. Oral hygiene folklore uses a variety of herbs and plant-derived antibacterial components. Portulaca oleracea extracts, both water and ethanolic, were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against a range of microbial strains, including four bacterial species: Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, the extracts were tested against two fungal species, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium exosporium, as well as Candida albicans

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