Mediterranean herb extracts inhibit microbial growth of representative oral microorganisms and biofilm formation of Streptococcus mutans

In light of the growing antibiotic resistance, the usage of plant-derived antimicrobial agents could serve as an effective alternative treatment against oral infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of Mediterranean herb extracts against representative oral microorganisms. The extraction procedures and the analysis of the obtained extracts were performed under established experimental conditions. The minimum inhibitory (MIC) and bactericidal (MBC) concentrations of the methanol extracts of Cistus creticus ssp. creticus, Cistus monspeliensis, Origanum vulgare, Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia sclarea and Thymus longicaulis against eight typical oral bacteria and the fungus Candida albicans were determined. The antibiofilm activity against Streptococcus mutans was also quantified using the microtiter plate test. Overall, all tested extracts inhibited effectively the screened obligate anaerobic microorganisms and in concentrations ≥0.3 mg ml-1 had moderate to high antibiofilm activity comparable to that of chlorhexidine (CHX) against S. mutans. In particular, R. officinalis (MIC: 0.08-5.00 mg ml-1) and S. sclarea (MIC: 0.08-2.50 mg ml-1) showed the highest antibacterial activity, while Cistus spp., R. officinalis and S. sclarea significantly inhibited S. mutans biofilm formation at 0.60, 1.25 and 2.50 mg ml-1, respectively. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Parvimonas micra were high susceptible to O. vulgare (MIC = 0.30 mg ml-1), whereas T. longicaulis eradicated all oral bacteria (MBC: 0.15-2.50 mg ml-1). Nevertheless, C. albicans showed no sensitivity to the tested extracts. In conclusion, the tested plant extracts could serve as alternative natural antibacterial and antibiofilm components against oral infections.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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PloS one - 13(2018), 12 vom: 12., Seite e0207574

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hickl, Joachim [VerfasserIn]
Argyropoulou, Aikaterini [VerfasserIn]
Sakavitsi, Maria Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Halabalaki, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Al-Ahmad, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Hellwig, Elmar [VerfasserIn]
Aligiannis, Nektarios [VerfasserIn]
Skaltsounis, Alexios Leandros [VerfasserIn]
Wittmer, Annette [VerfasserIn]
Vach, Kirstin [VerfasserIn]
Karygianni, Lamprini [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Infective Agents
Journal Article
Phytochemicals
Plant Extracts
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.04.2019

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0207574

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NLM291708269