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Short Communication
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Antimicrobial effect of
natural dyes on some pathogenic bacteria
Ayfer Çalış1, Gökçen Yuvalı Çelik1*
and Hikmet Katırcıoglu2*
1Department
of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, University of Nigde,
Campus, 51200, Nigde, Turkey.
2Gazi
University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology
Education, 06500, Teknikokullar-Ankara, Turkey.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
hturk@gazi.edu.tr.
Accepted
1 August, 2008 |
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Abstract |
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In this study we have detected the antimicrobial activity of
four natural dyes (obtained from Rubia tinctorum, Allium
cepa, Punica granatum L and Mentha sp.) on
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Shigella sonnei
RSKK 877, Escherichia coli ATCC 35218, Bacillus
megaterium RSKK 5117, Bacillus subtilis RSKK 244,
Bacillus cereus RSKK 863, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ATCC 29212, Streptococcus epidermidis, Salmonella
21.3 and P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853. P. granatum
dye was most effective against the test bacteria except
E. coli and S. epidermidis.
The textile material impregnated with four natural dyes and
maximum inhibition rates (respectivelly, 80, 86, 52%)
were obtained against B. subtilis of wool samples
dyed with P. granatum, A. cepa and R.
tinctorum while maximum inhibition rates (91%) was found
against P. aeruginosa of wool sample dyed with R.
tinctorum.
Key
words:
Antimicrobial activity, natural dyes, textile. |
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