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. 2004 Oct;94(2-3):301-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.007.

Evaluation of antibacterial properties of some medicinal plants used in Iran

Shahidi Bonjar  1
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Evaluation of antibacterial properties of some medicinal plants used in Iran

Shahidi Bonjar. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

Forty-five species of 29 plant families used in the traditional medicine by Iranian people, showed antibacterial activities against one or more of the bacterial species: Bacillus cereus, Bacillus pumilus, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. No plant showed activity against Serratia marcescens; Bordetella bronchiseptica being the most susceptible species. All extracts showed the same activity 18 months later.

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