Evaluation of Rosmarinus officinalis Leaves Essential Oils Activity Against Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) Isolated from Baghdad Hospital Patients

Authors

  • Osamah Z. Al-Hayali Department of Biology, Al-Farabi University College , Baghdad, Iraq
  • Mohamed. F. AL Marjani Department of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Abbas Maleki Clinical Microbiology Research Centre, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2023.64.5.5

Keywords:

Essential oil, Antimicrobial activity, GC-MS, Real-time PCR

Abstract

      Rosemary is a well-known aromatic and medicinal plant used to treat various ailments. This study evaluated Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil for its phytochemical and antibacterial properties. The essential oil was analysed by using a gas chromatography-mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) that revealed the common chemicals containing verbenone 36.20% and 1,8-cineol (Eucalyptol) 12.14%. Extracted essential oils were tested for antibacterial activity against vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), a strain of bacteria obtained locally from bacteremia patients. Three isolates were found to be VISA positive using the E-test (strips) and the population analysis profile method (PAP). VISA showed lower resistance to the essential oils (MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC = 1.5 mg/ml). Overall, the genetic influence of VISA was evaluated by looking at the hld gene expression after being isolated from blood samples and RNA extraction for qRT-PCR to determine hld gene expression. R. officinalis gene expression was analysed and calculated by using real-time PCR of RNA which revealed that it had decreased.

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Published

2023-05-30

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Biology

How to Cite

Evaluation of Rosmarinus officinalis Leaves Essential Oils Activity Against Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) Isolated from Baghdad Hospital Patients. (2023). Iraqi Journal of Science, 64(5), 2153-2167. https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2023.64.5.5

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