Aqueous Extracts of Wild Mushrooms Show Antimicrobial and Antiadhesion Activities against Bacteria and Fungi. (28th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Klančnik, Anja; Megušar, Polona; Sterniša, Meta; Jeršek, Barbara; Bucar, Franz; Smole Možina, Sonja; Kos, Janko; Sabotič, Jerica
• Is Part Of: Phytotherapy research. Volume 31:Number 12(2017)
• Page Start: 1971
• Page End: 1976
• Publication Date: 2017-09-28
• Subjects: basidiomycete -- antimicrobial activity -- antiadhesion activity -- adhesion; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Periodicals; Botany, Medical -- Periodicals; Medicinal plants -- Periodicals; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Plants, Medicinal -- Periodicals; 581.634
• DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5934
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-418X

Abstract

Abstract : Mushrooms represent promising sources of novel bioactive compounds and can be applied as innovative strategies to control microbial contamination and infection via the food chain. We characterized aqueous extracts from 21 wild basidiomycete mushrooms and the cultivated oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, as putative sources of antimicrobial and antiadhesive compounds. Broth microdilutions and adhesion to a polystyrene surface were evaluated on Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria and on fungi. The aqueous extracts tested showed antimicrobial and antiadhesive activities against these microorganisms. Biochemical analyses of the P . ostreatus extract indicated the involvement of several compounds with different molecular masses. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.