CONTROL OF OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIA USING AQUEOUS AND ETHANOL EXTRACTS OF Rosa damascena

NOEL VINAY THOMAS¹*, GONA SALAH JAN², RABAR FAEQ KLAN^3
1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymania, 46001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
²Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymania, 46001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
³Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymania, 46001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
* Corresponding Author : noel.thomas@komar.edu.iq

Received : 14-10-2019     Accepted : 09-02-2020     Published : 28-02-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 2       Pages : 1776 - 1778
Int J Microbiol Res 12.2 (2020):1776-1778

Keywords : Opportunistic Bacteria. Methicillin Resistant Streptococcus, Natural Antibiotics, Rosa damascena extracts, Natural antimicrobials
Academic Editor : V. C. Ingle, V. Krishnasree
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaymania, 46001, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The authors would like to extend their sincere thanks to Mr. Nabaz Hama from KUST for his assistance during the experimental procedures.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Multidrug resistance in certain bacteria that has clinical significance has seen a tremendous increase in recent times due to abuse or improper use of antibiotics in recent times. Certain species of Staphylococcus that cause skin and soft tissue infections are of a great challenge to researchers to design antibiotics for their management such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus [MRSA] and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis [MRSE]. Such antibiotic resistance in opportunistic bacteria has inspired our research group to extract potential bioactive compounds from natural resources to manage such bacterial infections. In this study the antibacterial activities of aqueous and ethanol extracts of from the petals of Rosa damascena against opportunistic bacteria MRSA and MRSE was evaluated. Our findings revealed that aqueous extract of R. damascena petals has shown a greater antibacterial activity against S. aureus and S. epidermidis at 0.1 g/mL when compared to ethanol extracts. Thus, assuring that bioactive compounds from R. damascena petals have a potential to serve as alternatives to chemical antibiotics against MRSA and MRSE.

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