Abstract

RODRIGUEZ A, Oscar E; ANDRADE B, William A; DIAZ L, Fabio E  and  MONCADA, Bibiana. Antimicrobial activity of lichens in the upper basin of Bogotá river. Nova [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.23, pp.47-64. ISSN 1794-2470.

To determine the antimicrobial activity of extracts of different polarities species Everniastrum columbiense, flaventor Flavopunctelia, Parmotrema simulans, Ramalina celastri, Teloschistes exilis and Usnea sp, collected on the western margin of the basin alta of Río Bogotá, to 05. ° 07 '23.4 "N and 73 ° 39' 10.5" W; against microorganisms Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Materials and methods. Diffusion method was used in gel plate by drilling. Results: Extracts of Flavopunctelia flaventor, Everniastrum columbiense, Parmotrema simulans, Usnea Sp and Ramalina celastri showed antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with antibacterial. And extracts Flavopunctelia flaventor, Usnea Sp and Ramalina celastri showed antibacterial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Keywords : Lichens; antimicrobial activity.

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