Inhibitory and Lethal Effects of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Kelussia odoratissima on Bacillus cereus, Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli

Karafs Koohi with the scientific name of Kelussia odoratissima and the local name of Keloss belongs to the Apiaceace family, and is a biannual or perennial plant. The present study aims at investigating the antimicrobial effects of the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Kelussia odoratissima on Bacillus cereus, Listeria innocua and Escherichia coli In this study, different concentration levels (20, 40, 60, 80 mg/ml) of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Kelussia odoratissima leaves were prepared. The antibacterial effect of extracts were investigated using spreading of the extract on medium surface (pour plate) and disk agar diffusion test. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC(and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) were also studied using the dilution method. Statistical analysis was carried out by analysis of variance (ANOVA). In disk agar diffusion Method all concentrations of ethanolic extract have inhibitory effect against Bacillus cereus and Listeria innocua. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC(of Kelussia odoratissima leaves of aqueous and ethanolic extracts for Bacillus cereus and Listeria innocua was 16 and 8 mg/ml and for Escherichia coli was 32and 16 mg/ml, respectively. Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of Kelussia odoratissima leaves of aqueous and ethanolic extracts for Bacillus cereus and Listeria innocua was 32 and 16 mg/ml and for Escherichia coli was 64 and 32mg/ml, respectively. Escherichia coli exhibited the most resistance against aqueous and ethanol extracts of Kelussia odoratissima leaves. The results showed that the ethanolic extract of Kelussia odoratissima leaves had greater inhibitory effects on the strains studied compared to aqueous extracts in vitro.