In vitro anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity of Drymoglossum piloselloides L. Presl. against several fungi responsible for Athlete's foot and common pathogenic bacteria

• Main Authors: Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul, Hassan, H., Ahmad, Zuraini, Chong, L. C., Mohamed, Zeehaida, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24597/1/24597.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24597/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-abstract/F33593213274

Drymoglossum piloselloides (DP) is a small epiphytic fern commonly seen on trunks of older trees. The antimicrobial activity of water, ethanol and chloroform extracts of DP was tested against Trichophyton rubrum ATCC 40051 and Trichophyton mentagrophytesATCC 40004 which are the two most commonly cau...