RT Journal Article ID 3b0f77924f5057ee A1 Tsvetkova, Iva A1 Naydenski, Hristo A1 Petrova, Assya A1 Kostadinova, Emanuela A1 Gyosheva, Melania A1 Georgieva, Paulina A1 Bankova, Vassya A1 Popov, Simeon T1 Antibacterial Activity of Some Bulgarian Higher Basidiomycetes Mushrooms JF International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms JO IJM YR 2006 FD 2006-04-25 VO 8 IS 1 SP 63 OP 66 AB Polar and unpolar extracts from 18 species of the most widespread Bulgarian higher Basidiomycetes were tested for their activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Candida albicans. Most of the studied extracts demonstrated activity against S. aureus but all were inactive against the Gram-negative E. coli and C. albicans. In general, the chloroform extracts were more active than the butanol ones. The most active mushroom extracts were comparable and even more active than standardized propolis extract in their inhibition of S. aureus. The study demonstrates the potential of mushrooms as antibacterial remedies and as a source of antibacterial compounds and gives useful hints for a more detailed investigation of the most active species. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,004dba6c170c81d1,3b0f77924f5057ee.html