TY  - JOUR
T1  - Antibacterial Activity of Extracts of Selected Indigenous Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of Eastern Uganda
AU - , M. Opige AU - , E. Kateyo AU - , J.D. Kabasa AU - , D. Olila 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 111
EP  - 116
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2006.111.116
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2006.111.116
KW  - Antibacterial
KW  -mushroom extracts
KW  -edible and medicinal mushrooms
KW  -S. aureus
KW  - E. coli
KW  -P. aeruginosa
AB  - Antibacterial resistance is a world wide growing problem. Isolation of microbial agents less susceptible to regular antibiotics and recovery of resistant isolates during antibacterial therapy is increasing throughout the world. One of the measures to combat the increasing rate of resistance is to have a continuous investigation for new, safe and effective antimicrobials as alternative agents to substitute with no-effective ones. In this study the efficacy of selected mushrooms of Teso region (Kumi District) against common bacteria was investigated. Antibacterial assays were done using methanol and petroleum ether extracts from mushrooms and Agar Well Diffusion Method and study Disc Methods were used to demonstrate activity. It was noted that <I>E. coli </I>was resistant to most petroleum ether and methanol extracts. Also <I>S. aureus </I>was significantly inhibited by petroleum ether extracts while <I>P. aeruginosa</I>, a very resistant bacterium always, was significantly inhibited by the methanol extracts. These activities might be of some practical importance if the chemical compounds inducing activity are known. Further studies should therefore be done to confirm and extend the present findings, working on a broader range of species.
ER  -