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:: Volume 25, Issue 5 (1-2018) ::
Journal of Ilam University of Medical Sciences 2018, 25(5): 154-160 Back to browse issues page
Evaluation of Antibacterial Properties of Oregano Essence on Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Hospital Infections
Yaser Nozohor * 1, Mohammad Hasan Rasolifard2 , Nahideh Ghahremanigermi3
1- Dept of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran , yasar_nozohour@yahoo.com
2- Dept of Food and Aquaculture Hygiene, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3- Dept of Nursing, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardebil, Iran
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Introduction: The use of antimicrobial properties of medicinal plants can solve common problems in the use of antibiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial properties of the Mentha longifolia essence on bacteria isolated from hospital infections.
 
Materials & methods: In this experimental study the Mentha longifolia essence was extracted using Clevenger device and its antimicrobial activity agar disk diffusion method for determination of bacterial sensitivity and dilution method for determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) was used separately.
 
Findings: The results of bacterial sensitivity test in the case of the standard antibiotics of tetracycline, amikacine, and also disks impregnated with Mentha longifolia essence showed that the diameter of the zone of inhibition caused by the compound being tested on four strains of isolates was far larger and this difference about Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates was significant (p<0.05). Also the results of MIC and MBC tests indicated that the inhibition of bacterial growth by Mentha longifolia essence had a direct relationship with the amount of available Mentha longifolia essence in the dilution and increasing of Mentha longifolia essence in each dilution reduced the number of cultured bacterial colonies and no bacterial growth was observed in the dilution equivalent to MBC of Mentha longifolia essence.
 
Discussion & conclusions: The results suggest that Mentha longifolia essence can be used as a source of cheap and accessible replacing chemical drugs to treat some bacterial infections.
 

Keywords: Antibacterial, Mentha longifolia, Hospital infections
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Received: 2016/07/12 | Accepted: 2016/09/18 | Published: 2018/01/17
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Nozohor Y, Rasolifard M H, Ghahremanigermi N. Evaluation of Antibacterial Properties of Oregano Essence on Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Hospital Infections . J. Ilam Uni. Med. Sci. 2018; 25 (5) :154-160
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