Antibacterial Effects of Nutraceutical Plants Growing in Palestine on Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Authors

GHALEB MOHAMMAD ADWAN
BASSAM ABU-SHANAB
KAMEL ADWAN
FARAH ABU-SHANAB

Abstract

The antibacterial effects of single and combined plant extracts of water, ethanol and methanol for two nutraceuticals utilized in Palestine were studied against multiple drug resistances Pseudomonas aeruginosa using well diffusion method. These plants are Rhus coriaria and Thymus vulgaris. Combinations of these extracts showed an additive action against this pathogen.

DOI

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Keywords

Rhus coriaria, Thymus vulgaris, nutraceutical plants, medicinal plants, combination effect, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Palestine

First Page

239

Last Page

242

Recommended Citation

ADWAN, GHALEB MOHAMMAD; ABU-SHANAB, BASSAM; ADWAN, KAMEL; and ABU-SHANAB, FARAH (2006) "Antibacterial Effects of Nutraceutical Plants Growing in Palestine on Pseudomonas aeruginosa," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 30: No. 4, Article 9. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol30/iss4/9