Archives of Biological Sciences 2012 Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages: 911-916
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1203911B
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Antimicrobial activity of methanol extracts of Abietinella abietina, Neckera crispa, Platyhypnidium riparoides, Cratoneuron filicinum and Campylium protensum mosses
Bukvički Danka (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Belgrade)
Veljić M. (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Belgrade)
Soković Marina (Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, Belgrade)
Grujić Slavica (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Belgrade)
Marin P.D. (Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Belgrade)
The antibacterial and antifungal activity of methanol extracts of the genuine
mosses Abietinella abietina, Neckera crispa, Platyhypnidium riparoides,
Cratoneuron filicinum var. filicinum and Campylium protensum were evaluated.
Antibacterial activity was tested against Gram (+) Staphylococcus aureus,
Micrococcus flavus, Bacillus cereus and Gram (-) bacteria Escherichia coli
and Salmonella typhimurium. Antifungal activity was tested using micromycetes
Trichoderma viride, Penicillium funiculosum, Penicillium ochrochloron,
Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and A. fumigatus. The methanol extracts of all
moss species showed an antimicrobial effect against the tested
microorganisms. Significant antibacterial effect was achieved for Cratoneuron
filicinum and Neckera crispa. The most sensitive bacteria were Bacillus
subtilis and Micrococcus flavus. Abietinella abietina and Neckera crispa
showed an antifungal effect against micromycetes Trichoderma viride,
Penicillium ochrachloron, P. funiculosum and Aspergillus flavus.
Keywords: Mosses, methanol extracts, antibacterial activity, antifungal activity
Acknowledgments. This research was supported by a grant from the Ministry
of Education and Science of Serbia (Project No. 173029 and 173032).