Antibacterial and antifungal activity of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. artvinense

Abstract

Ethanol and aqueous extract of Heracleum sphondylium subsp. artvinense was investigated for their antimicrobial activities against eight bacterial species (Enterococcus feacalis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Corynobacterium diphtheria) and two yeast (Candida albicans and C. krusei). Both ethanol and aqueous extract of H. sphondylium subsp.artvinense showed antimicrobial activity against the gram-positive bacterium (S. aureus). © 2006 Academic Journals.