المستخلص الزيتي لاوراق حشيشة الليمون Cymbopogon citratus في نمو الخمائر والبكتريا المعزولة من افواه الاطفال المصابين بداءالسلاق الفمي

Abstract

120 samples were collected from children who infected with oral thrush. The age between new bron and 10 years with the proide June 2004 unlit Dec 2004. Five candida species which belong to C.albicans; C.tropicalis; C. guillermobdii; C.glabrata; C. kefyr and six bacteria isolated which is Staphylococcus aureus; S. epidermidis; Streptococcus pyogenes; S. pneumoniae; Escherichia coli; Klebsiella spp. The oil extracted by hydrodistillation method using Glvengar apparatue; agar well diffusion method were used to study the effect oil extract against yeasts and bacteria isolated, the highest percent of inhibition was 100% for all candida species within 20% concentration of lemon grass and 35.7%, 34.5% and 28.3% for Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes and Escherichia coli respectively with in 20% concentration.