Varanasi, September 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Botanical researchers at Banaras Hindu University have identified a fungal-associated plant, which has bioactivity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains.
Dr. Surendra Kumar Gond and his research fellow Sandip Chowdhury recently identified and characterized Pestalotiopsis microspora, an endophytic fungus with anti-MRSA activities from the bark of the Dillenia pentagyna plant.
The results of the research were recently published in the ‘Journal of Basic Microbiology’.
Dr. Gond said that the current scenario of increasing infectious diseases caused by bacterial pathogens is a very challenging task for researchers and scientists. There is an urgent call to search for new natural compounds against the development of multiresistant microorganisms.
According to him, Staphylococcus aureus, a common cause of healthcare-associated infection, is an adaptable organism that has the ability to develop resistance to many antibiotics through the lateral movement of genetic information between organisms.
He said that the fungus extract was very effective in controlling the growth of MRSA. The bioactive compounds present in the fungal extract were identified using the GCMS technique (gas chromatography, mass spectrometry).
In addition, the fungal extract also showed human blood clot lysing activity in vitro at various concentrations.
The research project was funded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi.
Source: IANS
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