Screening of antibacterial and antifungal activities of selected Macedonian wild mushrooms
2013
Nikolovska-Nedelkoska, Daniela (St. Kliment Ohridski University, Veles (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences) | Atanasova-Pančevska, Natalija (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics) | Amedi, Haris (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics) | Veleska, Dafina (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics) | Ivanova, Emilija (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics) | Karadelev, Mitko (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics) | Kungulovski, Dzoko (Sts. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Faculty of Natural Sciences and Methematics)
Regarding the development of novel safe antimicrobials of natural origin, macrofungi became attractive for the researchers in the last decade. In this study, antimicrobial potential of methanolic extracts of six wild macromycetes (Boletus lupinus, Flammulina velutypes, Phellinus igniarius, Sarcodon imbricatus, Tricholoma aurantium, Xerocomus ichnusanus) was evaluated. In vitro antimicrobial activity was investigated by the microdilution method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined. Testing was conducted against eleven microorganisms, including six strains of bacteria and five species of fungi. Extracts showed selective antimicrobial properties while the activities depended both on the species of microorganism and on the type and concentration of extract. The evaluated extracts demonstrated antimicrobial activity, exhibiting more potent inhibitory effects on the growth of bacteria than on fungi. The highest antibacterial and antifungal activity was observed in methanolic extract of polypore fungus P. igniarius.
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