TY - JOUR ID - 6 TI - Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Malus domestica fruit extract from Kashan area JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Jelodarian, Sara AU - Haghir Ebrahimabadi, Abdolrasoul AU - Jookar Kashi, Fereshteh AD - Department of Hortiscience, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sources, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, I. R. Iran AD - Essential Oils Research Institute, University of Kashan, Kashan, I. R. Iran Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 6 KW - Apple KW - Antimicrobial KW - Extract KW - Malus domestica DO - 10.22038/ajp.2012.6 N2 - Objective: Many species of plants present noticeable potency against human bacterial and fungal pathogens. Materials and Methods: In the current study, antimicrobial activity of the fresh fruits of 4 cultivars (A to D) of Malus domestica cultivated in the Qamsar area of Kashan, Iranwas investigated. The disk diffusion and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) evaluation antimicrobial activity tests were performed. Results: The samples showed moderate antimicrobial activities with inhibition zones from 11 to 16 mm in these tests. Cultivar D with inhibition zones of 16, 14, and 12 mm for E. coli, S. epidermidis and K. pneumoniae, respectively exhibited the best results in these tests. Cultivar A also showed a zone of inhibition of 11 mm against P. aerouginosa. Conclusion: Moderate antimicrobial activities were observed for the studied apple cultivars.   UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_6_a8cc4fb23fb60c35b3815eca9040d468.pdf ER -