Abstract
Eighteen extracts from Acaena magellanica, Baccharis grisebachii, Ephedra breana, Oxalis erythrorhiza, Pachylaena atriplicifolia and Satureja parvifolia were assessed for antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi with the agar dilution method. The hexane (H) and dichloromethane (DCM) extracts of B. grisebachii and O. erythrorhiza showed the broadest spectrum of action against fungi, inhibiting all of the tested dermatophytes with MICs ranging from ≤25 to ≤1000 μg/ml. Trichophyton rubrum was the most susceptible species and Cryptococcus neoformans was inhibited only by the DCM extract of B. grisebachii with MIC of 600 μg/ml. Regarding the antibacterial activity, H and DCM extracts of B. grisebachii as well as the DCM of O. erythrorhiza, were active on methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus with MIC from ≤125 to ≤500 μg/ml. The DCM extract of B. grisebacchii was more active against methicillin-resistant than methicillin-sensitive strains.
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