COMPARATIVE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FRUITING BODY EXTRACTS FROM PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS GROWN ON SUBSTRATES SUPPLEMENTED WITH CAROXYLON CYCLOPHYLLA AND ATRIPLEX TATARICA AGAINST PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND COMMON ANTIBIOTICS

What is it about?

This study investigated the effect of the active compounds in Pleurotus ostreatus fruiting body extracts on substrates enriched by two desert weeds containing 10% Caroxylon cyclophyllum and Atriplex tatarica and 2% urea as a control. Two extraction methods using ethanol and methanol were done for three treatments and applied as antibiotics against three pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli).

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Why is it important?

The reason for the inhibitory effect is related to the identified active compounds in these extracts, especially Caroxylon cyclophyllum. As such, these extracts can be used as drugs to eliminate these bacteria isolates