Title of article
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF OREGANO (ORIGANUM VULGARE LINN.) AGAINST GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA
Author/Authors
SAEED, SABAHAT University of Karachi - Department of Microbiology, Pakistan , TARIQ, PERWEEN University of Karachi - Department of Microbiology, Pakistan
From page
421
To page
424
Abstract
The present investigation is focused on antibacterial potential of infusion, decoction and essential oil of oregano (Origanum vulgare) against 111 Gram-positive bacterial isolates belonging to 23 different species related to 3 genera. Infusion and essential oil exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus saprophyticus, S. aureus, Micrococcus roseus, M. kristinae, M. nishinomiyaensis, M. lylae, M. luteus, M. sedentarius, M. varians, Bacillus megaterium, B. thuringiensis, B. alvei, B. circulans, B. brevis, B. coagulans, B. pumilus, B. laterosporus, B. polymyxa, B. macerans, B. subtilis, B. firmus, B. cereus and B. lichiniformis. The infusion exhibited maximum activity against B. laterosporus (17.5 mm mean zone of inhibition ± 1.5 Standard deviation) followed by B. polymyxa (17.0 mm ± 2.0 SD) and essential oil of oregano exhibited maximum activity against S. saprophyticus (16.8 mm ± 1.8 SD) followed by B. circulans (14.5 mm ± 0.5 SD). While all these tested isolates were found resistant to decoction of oregano.
Keywords
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) , antibacterial activity , disc diffusion method , Gram , positive bacteria
Journal title
Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Journal title
Pakistan Journal Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Record number
2647265
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