Author/Authors :
Nasrollahi، z نويسنده Religion and Medicine Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran , , Abolhasannezhad، M نويسنده Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran ,
Abstract :
In this study, antifungal property of olive leaf extracts against
Candida albicans
PTCC
-
5027 was examined. Fresh
olive leaf extracts were prep
ared using distilled water in a Soxhlet apparatus. The antifungal activity of the extract
was analyzed by measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration
(MFC), using the microdilution test and disc diffusion assay
. The olive leaf aqueous extracts exhibited antifungal
effects against the yeast with an MIC of 24 mg/ml, MFC of 48 mg/ml, and inhibition zone diameter of 21 mm. The
results indicated the sensitivity of
Candida albicans
PTCC
-
5027 to olive leaf aqueous extr
acts
.
