Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XXIV, Issue 2
Written by Laura-Simona IRIMESCU, Camelia Filofteia DIGUŢĂ, Raluca Ştefania ENCEA, Florentina MATEI
This paper aims to provide preliminary data about the antimicrobial potential of an ornamental flower, respectively Phalaenopsis orchid. Products from different parts of the orchids, like roots, leaves or flowers, are already in use for different purposes. The orchid plants used in the study were declared florists’ waste, and they were carried out tests with methanolic extracts made of different parts of these orchids (roots, leaves, stems). Using the spot technique, it was tested the inhibitory activity of different methanolic extracts on potential pathogens, respectively four Candida spp and on four different Staphylococcus spp. Due to their high diversity, the bioactive compounds from plants are of great interest results have shown promising inhibitory activity of orchid extracts against Candida krusei.
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