ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN PLEUROCHAETE SQUARROSA EXTRACT (BRYOPHYTA)

Authors
BASILE A SORBO S GIORDANO S LAVITOLA A COBIANCHI RC
Citation
A. Basile et al., ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN PLEUROCHAETE SQUARROSA EXTRACT (BRYOPHYTA), International journal of antimicrobial agents, 10(2), 1998, pp. 169-172
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
International journal of antimicrobial agents → ACNP
ISSN journal
09248579
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
169 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-8579(1998)10:2<169:AAIPSE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
An acetone extract of the moss Pleurochaete squarrosa was tested again st eleven bacterial strains, some of which are pathogenous for man. Th e extract was active on some Gram-negative strains. Antibacterial acti vity of the extract, expressed as MICs, was compared with three refere nce antibiotics. Acute toxicity assay was performed in Balb C mice. (C ) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V./International Society of Chemotherapy. Al l rights reserved.