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Volume 7, Issue 2 (Suppl)
J Ecosyst Ecography, an open access journal
ISSN:2157-7625
September 18-20, 2017
September 18-20, 2017 Toronto, Canada
Joint Conference
International Conference on
International Conference on
Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
&
Ecology and Ecosystems
Nasrin Amir Rajab et al., J Ecosyst Ecography 2017, 7:2 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C1-030
Antimicrobial activity of
Zataria multiflora
extract on
Candida
species isolated from environment
Nasrin Amir Rajab
1
, Sadegh Tehrani
1
, Yusef Yalaly
1
, Ehsan Ahmadi
1
, Sedigheh Yusef Naanaie
2
and
Batool Sadeghi-Nejad
3
1
University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2
The Agricultural and Natural of Resources center, Iran
3
Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Iran
Background & Purpose:
Yeasts including
Candida
species are isolated from the infected environment of hospital in southeastern of
Iran. Exposure to fungi has been reported to cause several types of human health problems, primarily irritations, infections, allergies,
and toxic effects, and it has been suggested that toxigenic fungi are the cause of additional adverse health effects. On the other hand,
the most of synthetic antimicrobial products have some side effects, which make them less popular. Hence, the aim of this study was
to evaluate the antifungal properties of
Zataria multiflora
extract against
Candida
species isolated from the infected environment of
hospital in southeastern of Iran.
Materials &Methods:
In this study, we assessed the activities of
Zataria Multiflora
leaf extracts against
Candida
species, including
C.
albicans
,
C. glabrata
,
C. tropicalis
, using the agar-well diffusion method.
Results:
The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) values of fruit and leaf extracts from
Zataria Multiflora
leaf extract ranged
1.56-12.5 mg/ml against the tested
Candida
.
Conclusion:
Based on the results, the ethanolic extracts of the selected plants exhibited antifungal potency against the tested fungi
and could be used as alternative natural antimicrobial agent and recommended to be used in formulation of herbal disinfect for the
inhibition of growth of microbial environment in future researches.
Biography
Nasrin Amir Rajab is a Ph.D student at the University of Medical Sciences, Iran. She received a Master of Science degree from the Division of Graduate Studies.
Her experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.
n_amirrajab@yahoo.com