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Phytothérapie

, Volume 11, Issue 6, pp 353–358 | Cite as

Pouvoir antimicrobien de Thymus lanceolatus Desf., récolté en Algérie

  • A. KhadirEmail author
  • M. Bendahou
  • F. Benbelaid
  • M. A. Abdoune
  • D. E. Abdelouahid
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Résumé

Les plantes aromatiques et médicinales constituent une source importante de molécules antimicrobiennes notamment dans leurs extraits volatiles, et le genre Thymus est considéré parmi les plus riches en huiles essentielles. Dans le présent travail, le pouvoir antimicrobien de Thymus lanceolatus Desf. d’Algérie est évalué pour la première fois. L’activité antimicrobienne a été testée par la technique de diffusion en gélose et par calcul des concentrations minimales inhibitrices (CMI) à l’aide de microdilution. L’activité antimicrobienne en phase vapeur a également été testée. Les résultats ont montré une très bonne activité antimicrobienne à l’exception de Pseudomonas aeruginosa qui a opposé une résistance à l’action de l’huile essentielle. Le test de la phase en vapeur a montré une activité relativement semblable au test de la diffusion en gélose pour la plupart des souches, excepté le cas d’Enterococcus faecalis qui a montré plus de sensibilité en phase vapeur que dans les autres tests.

Mots clés

Thymus lanceolatus Activité antimicrobienne Huile essentielle 

Antimicrobial potency of Thymus lanceolatus Desf. collected in Algeria

Abstract

Aromatic and medicinal plants are an important source of antimicrobial molecules, especially in volatile extracts. The genus Thymus is considered among the richest genera in essential oils. In this work, the antimicrobial potency of Thymus lanceolatus Desf. from Algeria was evaluated for the first time. Antimicrobial activity was tested using disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were calculated by microdilution. Antimicrobial activity in the vapor phase was also tested. Results have shown very good antimicrobial activity except for Pseudomonas aeruginosa which was resistant against the action of the essential oil. Vapor phase test has shown relatively similar results to disk diffusion test for most strains except Enterococcus faecalis which was more sensitive to vapor phase compared with the other tests.

Keywords

Thymus lanceolatus Antimicrobial activity Essential oil 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Khadir
    • 1
    Email author
  • M. Bendahou
    • 1
  • F. Benbelaid
    • 1
  • M. A. Abdoune
    • 1
  • D. E. Abdelouahid
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratoire de microbiologie appliquée à l’agroalimentaire, au biomédical et à l’environnement, LAMAABEuniversité de TlemcenTlemcenAlgérie

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