Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of extracts of Thymus serpyllum and Thymus vulgaris from the mount of Tessala (Western Algeria) | Criblage phytochimique et activité antimicrobienne des extraits de Thymus serpyllum et de Thymus vulgaris du mont de Tessala (Algérie occidentale)
2017
Tamert, A. | Latreche, A. | Aouad, L.
The present study aims at evaluating the phytochemical screening of several secondary metabolites and the antimicrobial activities of the ethanolic, decoction, and infused extracts of Thymus serpyllum L. and Thymus vulgaris L. Phytochemistry screening highlighted the presence of substances of high therapeutic value such as flavonoids and tannins. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts of the taxa selected against three bacterial strains (Escherichia coli ATTC 25922, Bacillus cereus ATTC 10876, and Proteus mirabilis ATTC 35659) and two fungal strains (Candida albicans ATTC 10231 and Aspergillus brasiliensis ATTC 16404) showed a remarkable antibacterial and antifungal activity especially against Candida albicans. The inhibition diameters recorded often exceed those induced by commercialized antifungal. On the other hand, the antimicrobial potential of the extracts of the leaves of the two species studied varied depending on the tested extract and its concentration, and on the type of microbial strain.
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