Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence
Background Despite the extensive literature focusing on identifying novel antimicrobials of plant origin, little work has been undertaken to examine the antimicrobial activity of wild edible plants. Objective The current research aimed to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic...
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| author | Abdelghani Aboukhalaf Youssef Lahlou Adil Kalili Sara Moujabbir Jamila Elbiyad Belkassem El Amraoui Rekia Belahsen |
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Despite the extensive literature focusing on identifying novel antimicrobials of plant origin, little work has been undertaken to examine the antimicrobial activity of wild edible plants.
Objective
The current research aimed to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of some common wild edible plants.
Material and Methods
Disc diffusion and broth micro dilution methods were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of Mercurialis annua , Ziziphys lotus , Rubia peregrina , Origanum vulgare , Papaver rhoeas , Foeniculum vulgare , and Dysphania ambrosioides against known human microorganisms’ pathogens.
Results
The result indicated that most of the extracts exhibited a range of in vitro growth inhibitory action against all bacterial strains and yeasts tested with inhibition zones ranging from 11 mm to 32 mm, MIC value ranging from 0.048 to 50 mg/ml and MBC and MFC values ranging from 0.048 to 100 mg/ml. Among the seven plant extracts tested, O. vulgare was the most effective showing high antimicrobial activity against all tested microbial strains. All plant extracts exhibited bactericidal activities against all the tested bacteria strains except for those of R. peregrina , P. rhoeas and F. vulgare which showed a bacteriostatic activity against E. coli and Pseudomonas sp. Antifungal activity was shown only by O. vulgare , F. vulgare and D. ambrosioides against both C. albicans and C. neoformans .
Conclusions
These findings highlight the potential of wild edible plants to control human pathogenic microbes and demonstrate that these plants could be used as starting points for the development of novel antimicrobial compounds. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec2d78f03bd54c9f89c4b2bfdfc002b72024-12-27T08:41:53ZengNational Institute of Public Health - National Institute of HygieneRoczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny0035-77152451-23112024-09-0175322923610.32394/rpzh/192206192206Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidenceAbdelghani Aboukhalaf0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2654-130XYoussef Lahlou1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8518-1792Adil Kalili2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-6908Sara Moujabbir3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5585-6354Jamila Elbiyad4https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9546-7888Belkassem El Amraoui5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5864-9564Rekia Belahsen6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-5809Laboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoLaboratory of Control Quality in Bio-control Industry & Bioactive Molecules, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoLaboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoLaboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoLaboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoDepartment of Biology, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Materials and Environment, Faculty Polydisciplinary of Taroudant, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, MoroccoLaboratory of Anthropogenetic, Biotechnologies and Health, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, MoroccoBackground Despite the extensive literature focusing on identifying novel antimicrobials of plant origin, little work has been undertaken to examine the antimicrobial activity of wild edible plants. Objective The current research aimed to determine the in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of some common wild edible plants. Material and Methods Disc diffusion and broth micro dilution methods were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of extracts of Mercurialis annua , Ziziphys lotus , Rubia peregrina , Origanum vulgare , Papaver rhoeas , Foeniculum vulgare , and Dysphania ambrosioides against known human microorganisms’ pathogens. Results The result indicated that most of the extracts exhibited a range of in vitro growth inhibitory action against all bacterial strains and yeasts tested with inhibition zones ranging from 11 mm to 32 mm, MIC value ranging from 0.048 to 50 mg/ml and MBC and MFC values ranging from 0.048 to 100 mg/ml. Among the seven plant extracts tested, O. vulgare was the most effective showing high antimicrobial activity against all tested microbial strains. All plant extracts exhibited bactericidal activities against all the tested bacteria strains except for those of R. peregrina , P. rhoeas and F. vulgare which showed a bacteriostatic activity against E. coli and Pseudomonas sp. Antifungal activity was shown only by O. vulgare , F. vulgare and D. ambrosioides against both C. albicans and C. neoformans . Conclusions These findings highlight the potential of wild edible plants to control human pathogenic microbes and demonstrate that these plants could be used as starting points for the development of novel antimicrobial compounds.https://roczniki.pzh.gov.pl/Antibacterial-and-antifungal-activities-of-Moroccan-wild-edible-plants-selected-based,192206,0,2.htmlantibacterial activityantifungal activitywild edible plantsmicmbcmfcmorocco |
| spellingShingle | Abdelghani Aboukhalaf Youssef Lahlou Adil Kalili Sara Moujabbir Jamila Elbiyad Belkassem El Amraoui Rekia Belahsen Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny antibacterial activity antifungal activity wild edible plants mic mbc mfc morocco |
| title | Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| title_full | Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| title_fullStr | Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| title_short | Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| title_sort | antibacterial and antifungal activities of moroccan wild edible plants selected based on ethnobotanical evidence |
| topic | antibacterial activity antifungal activity wild edible plants mic mbc mfc morocco |
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