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Antimicrobial Activities and Time-Kill Kinetics of Extracts of Selected Ghanaian Mushrooms
Joint Authors
Agyare, Christian
Boakye, Yaw Duah
Appiah, Theresa
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide problem.
This has necessitated the need to search for new antimicrobial agents.
Mushrooms are rich sources of potential antimicrobial agents.
This study investigated the antimicrobial properties of methanol extracts of Trametes gibbosa, Trametes elegans, Schizophyllum commune, and Volvariella volvacea.
Agar well diffusion, broth microdilution, and time-kill kinetic assays were used to determine the antimicrobial activity of the extracts against selected test organisms.
Preliminary mycochemical screening revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, triterpenoids, anthraquinones, and alkaloids in the extracts.
Methanol extracts of T.
gibbosa, T.
elegans, S.
commune, and V.
volvacea showed mean zone of growth inhibition of 10.00±0.0 to 21.50±0.84, 10.00±0.0 to 22.00±1.10, 9.00±0.63 to 21.83±1.17, and 12.00±0.0 to 21.17±1.00 mm, respectively.
The minimum inhibitory concentration of methanol extracts of T.
gibbosa, T.
elegans, S.
commune, and V.
volvacea ranged from 4.0 to 20, 6.0 to 30.0, 8.0 to 10.0, and 6.0 to 20.0 mg/mL, respectively.
Time-kill kinetics studies showed that the extracts possess bacteriostatic action.
Methanol extracts of T.
gibbosa, T.
elegans, S.
commune, and V.
volvacea exhibited antimicrobial activity and may contain bioactive compounds which may serve as potential antibacterial and antifungal agents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Appiah, Theresa& Boakye, Yaw Duah& Agyare, Christian. 2017. Antimicrobial Activities and Time-Kill Kinetics of Extracts of Selected Ghanaian Mushrooms. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153760
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Appiah, Theresa…[et al.]. Antimicrobial Activities and Time-Kill Kinetics of Extracts of Selected Ghanaian Mushrooms. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153760
American Medical Association (AMA)
Appiah, Theresa& Boakye, Yaw Duah& Agyare, Christian. Antimicrobial Activities and Time-Kill Kinetics of Extracts of Selected Ghanaian Mushrooms. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153760