Effects of Silybum marianum L. Seed Extracts on Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria.

ABSTRACT: Wound infections became a great challenge, especially after the emergence of bacterial resistance to commonly used antibiotics. Medicinal plants can be the source of alternative antibacterial agents effective against multi drug resistant (MDR) bacteria. This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of different Silybum marianum seed extracts in fighting MDR bacteria that infect wounds. First, thirty purified bacterial cultures obtained from superficial, infected wounds were subjected to antibiotic sensitivity tests. The selected MDR isolates were then used to test the antimicrobial effects of different S. marianum seed extracts. The most potent extract was evaluated for its impact on the ultrastructure of the cells of sensitive bacterial isolates using transmission electr

SUBMITTER: El-Sapagh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10779956 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature