Sensitivity of multiresistant bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to ethanolic root extract of Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus L. (Brassicaceae) is an edible plant, whose root is consumed all over the world. The objective of this study was to test antibacterial potential of R. sativus ethanolic extract on 12 pathogenic bacteria including multiresistant bacterial strains and MRSA. All of the tested bacteria showed sensitivity to the antibacterial effect of ...
By Dejan Stojković, Marija Smiljković, Miloš Nikolić, Jelena Živković, Marina Soković
Inhibition of microbial biofilm formation by Cydonia oblonga Mill. fruit peel and leaf ethanolic extracts
This study aimed to investigate the activity of C. oblonga peel and leaf ethanolic extracts on biofilm formation of different microbial strains, including pathogenic bacteria and food poisoning strains. It was shown that both of the investigated extracts inhibited biofilm formation in a dose dependent manner with sub-minimal inhibitory concent...
By Dejan Stojković, Kristina Jevremović, Marija Smiljković, Jelena Živković, Marina Soković