Antimicrobial activity of four types of wild mushrooms in Iraq, paper from our University in Scopus
Dr. Shaima Hassan Ali and Professor Yawuz Hamid Mahmoud Al-Trisian from the College of Education – Department of Biology published a joint paper entitled ” Antimicrobial activity of four types of wild mushrooms in Iraq). ” an international journal, Biochemical and Cellular Archives within Scopus containers.
The study included evaluating the antimicrobial activity of Boletus luridus, Pleurotus nebrodensis P.ostreatus, and Trametes trogii methanol against some bacterial pathogens and yeasts.
Wild mushroom extracts showed varying degrees of inhibition of microbial pathogens.
Trametes trogii was more effective than other mushrooms, as it inhibited the growth of most microbes. B. luridus showed activity only against Candida parapsilosis, Salmonella typhi, and Saccharomyces. In contrast, Poletus showed activity against Staphylococcus P.nebrodensis ostreatus S.cerevisis and Shigella s, and P. nebrodensis showed no antimicrobial activity from yeasts or pathogens.
