Determination of Antimicrobial Activity of Pterigynandrum filiforme Hedw

Pterigynandrum filiforme Hedw. is a moss species living in the forests of Central Europe and Anatolia. It is a wide spreading moss. The aim of the antimicrobial studies are discovering new substances which reduce effects of infectious. The antimicrobial activity effect of P. filiforme against 17 bacteria and 1 fungus species was analyzedin this study. 0.27 and 0.93 mg samples were prepared by ethanol extraction method and wide spectrum antimicrobial analysis was performed by disk diffusion method. There is no research in the literature regarding the antimicrobial potential of P. filiforme. Antimicrobial activity was determined in the bacteria treated with P. filiforme samples. These include gram-positive bacteria S. aureus, B. subtilis, L. monocytogenes and E. faecalis; gram-negative bacteria K. pneumoniae and S. enteritidis.