OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assay the antifungal activity of selected essential oils obtained from plants against both fluconazole (FLU)-resistant and FLU-susceptible C. albicans strains isolated from HIV positive patients with oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). MATERIALS AND METHODS The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation method from Myrtus communis (My. communis),...

     The aim of this study was to assess the antibacterial activities of some medicinal plants extracts traditionally used in Iran. Hydroalcoholic extracts obtained from different parts of five plants including Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary), Syzygium aromaticum L. (Clove)., Arctium lappa L. (Burdock) , Coriandrum sativum, Myrtus communis with ...

in this study, penicillium digitatum, the causes of green mould disease of orange fruits, were isolated from infected fruit in bam city. antifungal activity of three different plant essential oils eucalyptus camaldulensis, zataria multiflora, myrtus communis at 50, 100, 150 and 200 ppm concentration, have been evaluated. mic (minimum inhibitory concentration) and growth inhibition zone diameter...

Austropuccinia psidii , the causal agent of myrtle rust, has emerged as a significant threat to Myrtaceae in planted and natural woody ecosystems. The first detection A. puccinia South Africa was from severely infected ornamental Myrtus communis. This raised concern that M. communis sole species native Europe an important component vegetation Mediterranean regions, could be threatened by rust. ...

medical plants are adapted to different kinds of dormancy to survive in the worst situations. regarding to ecological viewpoint, this kind of adaptation is very important in respect to restriction of genetic draft and decrease of genetic resource of medicinal plants. this leads to plant survival even after prolonged drought. since some of them are endangered species and in the other hand increa...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of eucalyptus galbie and myrtus communis l. methanolic extracts, chlorhexidine (chx) and sodium hypochlorite (naocl) on enterococcus faecalis (e. faecalis) as the predominant species isolated from infected root canals. methods and materials: one hundred twenty mandibular premolars were randomly divided into 8 groups: e...