Objective: Detection of antimicrobial activity of Teucrium plectranthoides essential oil. Materials and methods: Essential oil was separated from Teucrium plectranthoides by hydrodistillation. Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil was tested against seven bacteria and eight fungi using filter paper disk diffusion method. Results: The growth of almost all microorganisms was inhibited by the activity of the essential oil. Conclusion: The essential oil of T. plectranthoides can be used to develop commercial microbicides.
Keywords
T. plectranthoides, Essential Oil, Antimicrobial Activity
Font Size
User
Information
JOURNAL COVERS