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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2022)
Evaluation of the efficacy of Artemisia extract against pathogenic fungi isolated from coronavirus patients
Authors
Saad Hussein Albiaty, Hawazin Ahmed Abid, Thekra Ahmed Hamada
Abstract
Coronavirus 2019 resulted by SARS‐CoV‐2, which arose in Wuhan City, China and was become a pandemic in the world. This disease lead to acute respiratory infection with a significant rate of intensive care unit (ICU) entry. The infection of bacterial and fungal are pneumonia viral infection complication result to the intense injury of pulmonary tissues, the storm of cytokine and immune‐disability result from a virus infection that induced severe respiratory syndrome. A. absinthium consider of the most noticeable types of the Artemisia genus in the worldwide. In European popular medication, this plant utilized for thousands years for several various diseases. This study aimed attempt to find the medical activities of Artemisia extract to inhibit the growing fungi that are taken from covid-19 patients. The results of present study was revealed the antifungals effects appeared toward C. albicans where Nystatin recorded MIC 250 μg/ml and MFC 500μg/ml higher than Amphotericin-B and Clotrimazole. The results of rate diameter colony growth for Aspergillus flavus and A. fumigatus, there were the diameter rate in using nystatin ranged (30-6 mm) and (44.7-6 mm) for each of these fungi respectively at the concentrations (5-2560 μg/ml), this appeared the nystatin higher effect than Amphotericin-B and Clotrimazole. Regarding the results of inhibitory for Artemisia plant on molds and yeast. The results were indicated significant differences in diameter rate of the colony growth. Where there were lower diameter growth for 200 mg/ml for each A. fumigatus (20 ±0.849) mm, A. niger (18±1.061) mm, A. flavus (17±1.131) mm. Besides, the concentration 140 mg/ml appeared higher diameter of growth for each A. fumigatus (35±0.849) mm, A. niger (40±4.17) mm, A. flavus (44±39.3) mm (P<0.05). In conclusion the prevalence of C. albicans in the infected patients with COVID-19 was higher than the molds. Also, the high concentrations of the alcoholic extract of Artemisia gave the highest inhibition zone for yeasts and the lowest growth zones for the studied molds. This indicated the efficiency extract as antifungals
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Pages:35-42
How to cite this article:
Saad Hussein Albiaty, Hawazin Ahmed Abid, Thekra Ahmed Hamada "Evaluation of the efficacy of Artemisia extract against pathogenic fungi isolated from coronavirus patients". International Journal of Biology Research, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 35-42
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