The antimicrobial activity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of pomegranate fruit peel on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hair in Najaf

الملخص EN

There has been considerable interest in the use of plant materials as an alternative method to control pathogenic microorganisms and many compounds of plant products have been shown to be specifically targeted against antibiotic resistant pathogens.

The present study was aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of the alcoholic and aqueous extract of pomegranate peel against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hair.

The plant extracts prepared and The antimicrobial effects of the pomegranate extracts were evaluated using method disk inhibition zone , the results shows that the extracts of pomegranate have a good antibacterial growth activity against Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hair with significant differences (P<0.05) with concentrations of the type extract in which there are more susceptible to 100 mg/ ml( the highest concentration ) and the alcoholic extract.