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Antimicrobial Activity of Six Plant Extracts from the Brazilian Savanna on Periodontal Pathogens

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Author(s):
Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Júnior [1] ; Luis Fernando Landucci [2] ; Omar Khalil Kidudsi Arafat [3] ; Robson Varlei Ranieri [4] ; Marcelle Marie Buso Ramos [5] ; Francisco Isaak Nícolas Ciesielski [6] ; Christiane Marie Schweitzer [7] ; Ana Claudia Okamoto [8]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Araçatuba Dental School. Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics - Brasil
[2] São José do Rio Preto University. Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Research Laboratory - Brasil
[3] São José do Rio Preto University. Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy Research Laboratory - Brasil
[4] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Araçatuba Dental School. Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics - Brasil
[5] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Araçatuba Dental School. Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics - Brasil
[6] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Araçatuba Dental School. Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics - Brasil
[7] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Engineering Faculty of Ilha Solteira. Department of Mathematics - Brasil
[8] Universidade Estadual Paulista. Araçatuba Dental School. Department of Pathology and Clinical Propedeutics - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 8
Document type: Journal article
Source: Int. J. Odontostomat.; v. 5, n. 3, p. 249-256, 2011-12-00.
Abstract

The extracts of plants from Brazilian savanna are currently used in popular medicine. This study evaluated the inhibitory activity of the alcoholic and aqueous extracts from savanna plants on periodontal bacteria. The minimal inhibitory concentrations were evaluated by the agar dilution method, using Wilkins-Chalgren agar. Antimicrobial activity of plants extracts on microbial biofilms was determined in microplates. Psidium cattleianum and Myracrodruon urundeuva extracts demonstrated significant inhibitory activity on all bacterial strains tested; alcoholic and aqueous extracts showed similar results. The extracts from these two species were able to inhibit both planktonic cells and microbial biofilm. (AU)