Commiphora molmol oleoresin (Family Burseraceae) is traditionally used for treatment of many ailments such as ulcers, abscesses and wounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of C. molmol extracts in vitro (essential oils and ethanol extract). The antimicrobial activities of extracts were evaluated by disc diffusion and micro-broth dilution assays...

PURPOSE To determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of various anti-tuberculosis drugs for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) strains isolated from clinical samples. METHODS Forty-nine human isolates of MAC were tested for susceptibility to nine chemotherapeutic agents. All isolates were from Indian patients suffering from chronic pulmonary mycobacteriosis. Drug susceptibility was perf...

OBJECTIVE To measure the in-vitro activity of various antibiotics including tigecycline against Gram negative and positive nosocomial aerobic isolates. METHODS A total of 430 clinical isolates of both Gram positive (143) and negative (287) aerobic bacteria were used from 3 centres during the year 2006 and 2007. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined using broth micro dilution p...

BACKGROUND Scrophularia striata (Scrophulariaceae family) is an herbaceous plant that is traditionally used for treatment of microbial infections. OBJECTIVES Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of different extracts (methanolic, ethanolic, aqueous and ethyl acetate) from S. striata aerial parts was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antimicrobial activity of different extracts from S. ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Satureja hortensis and Trachyspermum copticum essential oils against different kinds of microorganisms in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by micro broth dilution assay and the chemical composition of essential oils was analyzed by GC and G...

The present study describes the phytochemical profile and antimicrobial activity of Matricaria chamomilla essential oil. The sample of essential oil was obtained from the aerial parts of the plant by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC–MS. A total 55 compounds were identified mainly including α-Pinene (22.11%), Camphene (10.8%), Sabinene (4%), Limonene(5.64%),1,8-Cineole(6.45%), Camphor (4%) a...

METHODS: A total of 311 gram-positive cocci were tested, composed of 200 clinical isolates and 111 challenge strains. ID was performed on Staphylococci (171 strains), Enterococci (125 strains), and Streptococci (15 strains). AST was performed on all Staphylococal strains, and an Enterococcus faecalis (75 strains) and E. faecium (33 strains). The ID results were compared to API 20 Staph and API ...

OBJECTIVES To compare the agreement between microbroth dilution and agar dilution for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Campylobacter jejuni. METHODS Utilizing commercially prepared antimicrobial panels, microbroth dilution was compared with agar dilution for determining antimicrobial susceptibility in C. jejuni isolates. To assess the performance of both techniques for ampicillin, 190 ...

Peppermint with antiseptic and known healing properties is a plant from the Labiatae family. In this study, we analyzed the chemical composition of essential oil from the flowering aerial part of peppermint by GC and GC/MS. Its antimicrobial activity was evaluated against bacteria, fungi and yeast by micro broth dilution assay. The fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) and FIC Index (FICI) ...