Antibacterial Activity of Two Brown Algae (Cystoseira compressa and Padina pavonica) Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Dulger, Gorkem; Dulger, Basaran

Dulger, Gorkem; Dulger, Basaran.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-163231

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Aqueous and ethanolic extracts obtained from two brown algae (Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff et. Nizamuddin) and Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy) have been investigated for their ability to inhibit 35 hospital isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Both aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the plant were effective on MRSA. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values of the ethanolic extract with the greatest antibacterial activity were those of Cystoseira compressa MIC 3.2-6.3mg/mL and MBC 6.3-25mg/mL, respectively.

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects; Anti-Bacterial Agents/physiology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification; Phaeophyceae/classification; Phaeophyceae/physiology; Plant Extracts; Seaweed/classification; Seaweed/physiology

Antibacterial activity; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; brown algae

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Seaweed / Plant Extracts / Phaeophyceae / Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Anti-Bacterial Agents Language: English Year: 2014 Type: Article

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