Clinical Microbiology: Open Access

Arabian Peninsula plants as anti-bacterial agents

4^th International Conference on Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Genomics

October 05-07, 2015 Philadelphia, USA

Awatif Aljudaibi

King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Clin Microbiol

Abstract:

Despite the harsh conditions and limited water resources of the Arabian Peninsula, the plants that live in this environment contain a variety of bioactive compounds and have been used for thousands of years in traditional medicines. Our investigation of the methanol extracts of Tamarix arabica and Salvadora persica on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria showed high inhibitory effects at a 1:1 volume combination, as reflected in the minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations. Further, the detection of phosphate indicates a loss of energy in the compound of Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni. Confocal laser scanning microscopy also showed a loss in optional permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane. The bioactive compounds in the methanol extracts of T. arabica and S. persica may offer a less expensive and natural alternative to pharmaceuticals.

Biography :

Awatif Aljudaibi is presently working as an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. She has 13 publications, 5 citations and 2.70 impact factor in her credit.

Email: tarawa62@hotmail.com