Antimicrobial Potential of Australian Macrofungi Extracts Against Foodborne and Other Pathogens

• Published in: Phytotherapy research Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 465 - 469
• Main Authors: Bala, Neeraj, Aitken, Elizabeth A. B., Cusack, Andrew, Steadman, Kathryn J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.03.2012; Wiley
• Subjects: 96-well microplate assay; Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; antimicrobial activity; Australia; Bacteria - drug effects; Basidiomycota - chemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Complex Mixtures - chemistry; Complex Mixtures - pharmacology; crude extracts; Ethanol - chemistry; Freeze Drying; Fruiting Bodies, Fungal - chemistry; Fungal Proteins - chemistry; Fungal Proteins - pharmacology; General pharmacology; Medical sciences; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; mushrooms; Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Water - chemistry; Australia; Oceania; Fungi; mushrooms; 96-well microplate assay; Pharmacognosy; Plant origin; Extract; antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agent; Medicinal plant; crude extracts

Basidiomycetous macrofungi have therapeutic potential due to antimicrobial activity but little information is available for Australian macrofungi. Therefore, the present study investigated 12 Australian basidiomycetous macrofungi, previously shown to have promising activity against Staphylococcus au...