Screening of antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected Macedonian wild mushrooms
2013
Regarding the development of novel safe antimicrobials of natural origin,
macrofungi became attractive for the researchers in the last decade. In this
study, antimicrobial potential of methanolic extracts of six wild
macromycetes (Boletus lupinus, Flammulina velutypes, Phellinus igniarius,
Sarcodon imbricatus, Tricholoma aurantium, Xerocomus ichnusanus) was
evaluated. In vitro antimicrobial activity was investigated by the
microdilution method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was
determined. Testing was conducted against eleven microorganisms, including
six strains of bacteria and five species of fungi. Extracts showed selective
antimicrobial properties while the activities depended both on the species of
microorganism and on the type and concentration of extract. The evaluated
extracts demonstrated antimicrobial activity, exhibiting more potent
inhibitory effects on the growth of bacteria than on fungi. The highest
antibacterial and antifungal activity was observed in methanolic extract of
polypore fungus P. igniarius.
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