Ardıç(juniperus communis), atkuyruğu(equisetum arvense), yıldız anason(illicium verum) ve üvez (cormus domestica)'in metanol ekstraktlarının antimikrobiyal aktivitelerinin incelenmesi

This study aimed to determine antimicrobial activities of methanolic extracts of ardıç (Juniperus communis), atkuyruğu (Equisetum arvense), yıldız anason (Illicium verum) and üvez (Cormus domestica). The extracts were tested against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Listeria monocytogenes (ATCC 15313), Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ATCC 9763), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 14028) microorganisms. Inhibition zones of Ardıç (Juniperus communis) methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes were measured and found as 18 mm, 8 mm, and 18 mm respectively. Inhibition zones of Atkuyruğu (Equisetum arvense) methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium were measured and found to be 9 mm and 10 mm, respectively. Inhibition zones of Yıldız anason (İllicium verum) methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were measured and found to be 15 mm, 19 mm, 11 mm, 18 mm and 18 mm, respectively. Inhibition zones of Üvez leaves (Cormus domestica) methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhimurium were measured and found to be 12 mm, and 12 mm, respectively. Due to the increase of microorganisms with multiple antibiotic resistance in recent years, the treatment of the infection caused by these microbes has become increasingly complicated. Thus, it is recommended to use medicinal plants as an alternative to medicines, and some traditional herbs are also used as antimicrobials. Keywords: Antimicrobial activity, ardıç (Juniperus communis), atkuyruğu (Equisetum arvense), yıldız anason (Illicium verum), üvez (Cormus domestica)