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General Microbiology • Braz. J. Microbiol. 38 (2) • June 2007 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822007000200035 linkcopy

Open-access Antimicrobial activity of Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae) leaves extract

Atividade antimicrobiana do extrato das folhas de Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae)

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    The antimicrobial activity of Syzygium cumini leaves extract, known as "jambolão", was evaluated. The crude hydroalcoholic extract was active against Candida krusei (inhibition zone of 14.7 ± 0.3 mm and MIC = 70 µg/mL), and against multi-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.

    Antimicrobial activity; disk diffusion method; microdilution broth method; multi-resistant strains; Syzygium cumini

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