Micrococcus luteus antifungal activities against

Mandal et al. (68) have reported on the antimicrobial activity of the leaf extract of K suaveolens. The steam-distilled oil, petroleum ether and ethanol extracts exhibited broad-spectmm antibacterial and antifungal activity against Bacillus subtilis. Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Micrococcus luteus., and the fungi Fusarium oxysporum. [Pg.247]

Recently, there has been an increased interest in antimicrobial agents from medicinal plants which have been used in folk medicine. A review of the literature concerning the evaluation of plant extracts of the Baccharis genus and secondary metabolites isolated from them, has revealed that many studies into their antibacterial and antifungal activities have been carried out in recent years. For example, extracts of 46 plants from 15 families, most of them used in folk medicine, have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities against Bacillus subtilis, Micrococcus luteus,... [Pg.738]