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Investigation of Antibacterial Properties
of Cotinus coggygria from Turkey
Kenan Tunç, Ayşegül Hoş, Bilgen Güneş
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Department of Biology, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2013;22(5):1559-1561
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ABSTRACT
Today it is quite important to develop new, reliable, cost-efficient, and non-toxic herbal anti-microbial
agents in order to minimize environmental and health problems. This study uses the disc diffusion method to
examine the antimicrobial activity of the extracts of Cotinus coggygria Scop. prepared in ethanol, methanol,
distilled water, chloroform, acetone, and petroleum ether against the bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis,
Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus
aureus, and Bacillus subtilis. Cotinus coggygria was found to inhibit the reproduction of microorganisms at
various rates. The plant extracts in distilled water and methanol were found to be the most effective against
Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis.