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In vitro antimicrobial activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Gurage and Silti Zones, south central Ethiopia

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, August 2015
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Title
In vitro antimicrobial activity of plants used in traditional medicine in Gurage and Silti Zones, south central Ethiopia
Published in
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, August 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12906-015-0822-1
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Alemtshay Teka, Johana Rondevaldova, Zemede Asfaw, Sebsebe Demissew, Patrick Van Damme, Ladislav Kokoska, Wouter Vanhove

Abstract

To overcome the escalating problems associated with infectious diseases and drug resistance, discovery of new antimicrobials is crucial. The present study aimed to carry out in vitro antimicrobial analysis of 15 medicinal plant species selected according to their traditional medicinal uses in Gurage and Silti Zones, south central Ethiopia. Ethanol extracts of various plant parts were investigated for their antimicrobial activity against 20 bacterial and one yeast strains. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by broth microdilution method. Asparagus africanus, Guizotia schimperi, Lippia adoensis var. adoensis and Premna schimperi were active against Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus at a concentration of 512 μg/ml or lower. Strong antibacterial activity (MIC ≥ 128 μg/ml) was observed for G. schimperi extract against 17 resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus strains, at a concentration comparable to standard antibiotics. Moreover, this extract showed higher antibacterial activity for the test against S. aureus ATCC 33591, ATCC 33592, SA3 and SA5 strains (128-256 μg/ml) than oxacillin (512 μg/ml). The study revealed in vitro antibacterial activity of plants used in folk medicine in south central Ethiopia. The usefulness of these plants, in particular of G. schimperi, should be confirmed through further phytochemical and toxicity analyses.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Indonesia 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Unknown 110 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 13%
Student > Bachelor 13 12%
Student > Master 10 9%
Researcher 9 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 7%
Other 21 19%
Unknown 37 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 18 16%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 15 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 6%
Chemistry 6 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 5%
Other 18 16%
Unknown 42 38%
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#13,751,621
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#1,598
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#38
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