Investigation of Antimicrobial Activity of Some Natural Plants which are NotCultivated and are Sold at Bazaars in Aydın Vicinity

Abstract

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of Malva vulgaris, Salicornia europaea L., Asparagus officinalis L. and Asparagus acutifolius L., which are edible plants and amply sold at bazaars and in Aydin vicinity were tested against some microorganisms. Plants were dried and extracted with ether, acetone, ethanol and water. Antimicrobial activity of the extracts were determined by the disc diffusion method. Test microorganisms were 10 bacteria including, Escherichia coli ATCC
35218, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Bacillus cereus CCM 99, Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341, Salmonella typhimirium ATCC 14028, Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Pseudomonas fluorescens DSMZ 50090, Streptococcus vestibularis DSMZ 5636, Serratia marcescens and 5 yeast including,Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 9763, Candida albicans ATCC 90028, Candida glabata, Candida utilis, Candida trophicalis. Also different antibiotic discs were used for comparison of inhibition zones.On the contrary, Asparagus officinalis L. and Asparagus acutifolius L. showed antimicrobial effect against microorganisms more than Malva vulgaris and Salicornia europaea L. Moreover, antimicrobial activity of ether extract was higher than those of acetone, ethanol and water extracts.