Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria
Sarhan, M., Moemen, D., Tarshoby, M., Swelim, M., Abd El-Raouf, M. (2018). Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria. EKB Journal Management System, 27(2), 41-47. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285521
Mohamed E. Sarhan; Dalia Moemen; Manal Tarshoby; Mahmoud A. Swelim; Mohamed Abd El-Raouf. "Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria". EKB Journal Management System, 27, 2, 2018, 41-47. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285521
Sarhan, M., Moemen, D., Tarshoby, M., Swelim, M., Abd El-Raouf, M. (2018). 'Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria', EKB Journal Management System, 27(2), pp. 41-47. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285521
Sarhan, M., Moemen, D., Tarshoby, M., Swelim, M., Abd El-Raouf, M. Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 27(2): 41-47. doi: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285521

Microbiological Studies on the Effect of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Bacteria

Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume 27, Issue 2, April 2018, Page 41-47  XML PDF (279.05 K)
Document Type: New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.
DOI: 10.21608/ejmm.2018.285521
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Authors
Mohamed E. Sarhan1; Dalia Moemen email orcid 2; Manal Tarshoby3; Mahmoud A. Swelim1; Mohamed Abd El-Raouf4
1Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Banha University
2Microbiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
3Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
4Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: The emergence of microbial resistance towards antibiotics increased in a terrible rate. Screening of antimicrobial effect of plant extracts represents hope for discovery of new antimicrobial agents. Objectives: This research aimed to study the influence of the extracts of several medicinal plants on diabetic foot ulcer bacteria. Methodology: Swabs from deep tissues were collected from 56 patients attending the Outpatient clinic of diabetic foot Unit, and diagnosed clinically as diabetic foot infections. The specimens were examined to identify the causative bacteria and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern. Antimicrobial activity of ethanol extracts of ten medicinal plant parts (cinnamon, henna, fennel, black cumin, eucalyptus, clove, chamomile, ginger, sloenstemma and basil) were investigated using well diffusion method. Phytochemical screening of effective plants extracts were performed using tests for alkaloids, glycosides, cardiac glycosides, saponins, phenols, sterols, tannins, flavonoids and diterpen. Results: The commonest isolated organisms were S. aureus (33.9%), followed by S. epidermidis (16.9%), P. aeruginosa (15.3%), P. mirabilis (13.6%), K. pneumoniae (10.2%), E. coli (6.8%) and P. vulgaris (3.4%). Most bacteria were resistant to tested antibiotics and 33.9% were multi-drug resistant bacteria. Ethanol extract of solenstemma, clove, black cumin, and basil had effective growth inhibition effect against isolated bacteria. Phytochemical screening clarified that these plant parts contain powerful secondary metabolites and active materials which explained their antimicrobial activity. Conclusions: Some medical plants showed antimicrobial activity against resistant bacteria, thus could be leading and useful therapeutic agents against many bacterial infections.
Keywords
Diabetic foot ulcer; resistance bacteria; medicinal plant extracts; antimicrobial activity; phytochemical screening
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