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\"BasilAs in recent years the usage of the herbal materials has been increased, it seems necessary to study the antibacterial effects of them. The herb basil (Ocimum basilicum)<\/em>, which is easily cultured worldwide, may be a potentially good candidate to be used as a plant with antibacterial activity.
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\nBasil essential oil<\/a> was distilled using a Clevenger-type apparatus and extracted from plant leaves. The antibacterial properties of basil essential oil was studied on the standard gram-negative bacteria including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/em>, and gram-positive ones including Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus,<\/em> then agar disk diffusion, minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were detected.<\/p>\n

The results of agar disk diffusion tests showed the inhibition zones as follow: S. aureus 29.20-30.56 mm, B. cereus 10.66-16.11 mm, E. coli 17.48-23.58 mm and for P. aeruginosa the maximum inhibition zones were seen.<\/p>\n

The results of this study showed the presence of bacteriostatic effects of basil essential oil on all the test bacteria. The MICs for gram-positive bacteria were as: B. cereus<\/em> ranging 36-18 \u03bcg\/mL, S. aureus<\/em> 18 \u03bcg\/mL, and for Gram-negative bacteria of E. coli<\/em> and P. aeruginosa<\/em> were 18-9 \u03bcg\/mL.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2011 Amir Mohammad Daneshian Moghaddam, Jalal Shayegh, Peyman Mikaili, Jalil Dolghari Sharaf, Journal of Medicinal Plants Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As in recent years the usage of the herbal materials has been increased, it seems necessary to study the antibacterial effects of them. 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