Review Article

Unraveling the Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses, and Biological and Pharmacological Activities of Thymus algeriensis Boiss. & Reut

Table 5

Antibacterial activities of T. algeriensis extracts.

ExtractTested strainsKey resultsRef.

Aerial part
MeOH–H2OS. aureus ATCC 29213Resistant to all the extracts[44]
E. faecalis ATCC 29212 (n–BuOH)
(PE & CHCl3)
E. coli ATCC 25922 (PE, CHCl3 & n–BuOH)
P. aeruginosa DMS 1117Resistant to all the extracts
EOE. coli SB3, [150]
K. pneumoniae SB4,
K. pneumoniae SB5,
K. pneumoniae SB6,
EOM. luteus ATCC 9314[42]
S. aureus ATCC 43,300
E. coli
EOS. aureus[75]
L. monocytogenes (EGD-e)
L. monocytogenes (4b)
E. faecalis
S. Enteritidis
E. coli O157:H7
P. aeruginosa
EOL. monocytogenes (ATCC 19118), [68]
S. aureus (ATCC 25923),
E. coli (ATCC 25922),
P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853),
S. typhimurium (ATCC 1402),
MeOH–H2OB. cereus (ATCC10876)[24]
M. luteus (NRLL B-4375)
P. mirabilis (ATCC35659)
E. coli (ATCC25922)
S. typhimurium (ATCC13311)
n–BuOHE. coli (ATCC25922)[17]
P. aeruginosa (ATCC27853)
S. aureus (ATCC25923)
E. faecalis (ATCC29212)
EtOH & EOS. epidermidis ATCC12228 (EtOH), 32 (EO)[23]
S. aureus ATCC25923 (EtOH), 32 (EO)
B. subtilis ATCC11562 (EtOH), 32 (EO)
E. coli ATCC29425 (EtOH), 64 (EO)
P. aeruginosa ATCC15442 (EtOH), 512 (EO)
K. pneumoniae ATCC43816 (EtOH), 256 (EO)
H2O & EOP. aeruginosa (H2O)[14]
E. coli (EO)
S. aureus (EO)
E. aerogenes (EO)
MeOH & EtOHE. coli ATCC 25922 (MeOH), 10 (EtOH), (MeOH), 270 (EtOH)[70]
K. pneumonia ATCC 4352 (MeOH), 0 (EtOH), (MeOH), 0 (EtOH)
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (MeOH), 14 (EtOH), (MeOH), 150 (EtOH)
S. typhimurium ATCC 13311 (MeOH), 12 (EtOH), (MeOH), 130 (EtOH)
E. cloacae ATCC 49452 (M), 0 (EtOH), (MeOH), 0 (EtOH)
E. faecalis ATCC 49452 (MeOH), 17 (EtOH), (M), 105 (EtOH)
S. aureus ATCC 25923 (MeOH), 15.5 (EtOH), (MeOH), 65 (EtOH)
EO, EtOH, & H2OE. coli (EO), (EtOH)[72]
S. aureus (EO)
P. aeruginosa (EO)
S. enterica (EO)
EtOH–H2O & H2OM. morganii (H2O)–5 (EtOH–H2O)[7]
P. aeruginosa (H2O)–20 (EtOH–H2O)
E. coli (H2O)–5 (EtOH–H2O)
E. coli extended producer of β–lactamases (ESBL) (H2O)–5 (EtOH–H2O)
K. pneumoniae (H2O)–5 (EtOH–H2O)
K. pneumoniae extended producer of β–lactamases (ESBL) (H2O)–5 (EtOH–H2O)
E. faecalis (H2O)–10 (EtOH–H2O)
L. monocytogenes (H2O)–10 (EtOH–H2O)
S. aureus (MSSA) (H2O)–2.5 (H2O & H2O)
S. aureus (MRSA) (H2O)–2.5 (H2O & H2O)
EOE. coli ATCC 25922[151]
S. typhimurium ATCC 1402
S. aureus ATCC 25923
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853
EOE. coli[118]
S. aureus
B. subtilis
K. pneumoniae
H2O & MeOHS. typhimurium (H2O), (MeOH)[19]
E. coli (H2O), 0.12–0.25 (MeOH)
S. aureus (H2O), 1 (MeOH)
S. epidermis (H2O), 0.5–1 (MeOH)
EOS. aureus (ATCC 6538), [6]
S. typhimurium (ATCC 13311),
E. cloacae (human isolate),
E. coli (ATCC 35210),
P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853),
L. monocytogenes (NCTC 7973),
M. flavus (ATCC 10240),
B. cereus (clinical isolate),
EOE. coli ATCC 25922[136]
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853
S. aureus ATCC 25923
EOK. pneumoniae, [67]
P. aeruginosa,
S. Typhi,
E. coli,
B. cereus,
S. aureus,
S. aureus (MRSA),
E. faecalis,
EOE. coli GM 109[20]
P. aeruginosa
S. enteritidis ATCC 502
S. aureus ATCC 25923
B. subtilis 166
L. monocytogenes
EOS. mutans (IBR S001), [73]
S. aureus (ATCC 25923),
S. salivarius (IBR S006),
S. sanguinis (IBR S002),
S. pyogenes (IBR S004),
E. feacalis (IBR E001),
P. aeruginosa (IBR P001),
L. acidophilus (IBR L001),
EOE. coli (ATCC 35210), [48]
P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853),
S. typhimurium (ATCC 13311),
P. mirabilis (human isolate),
L. monocytogenes (NCTC 7973),
B. cereus (clinical isolate),
M. flavus (ATCC 10240),
S. aureus (ATCC 6538),
EOE. coli O157:H7 VTEC (phage type 34)Inactivation of 5 log10 cycles of E. coli O157:H7 at both pH and of L. monocytogenes EGD-e at pH 4.[35]
L. monocytogenes EGD-e
EOS. enteritidis (CECT 4155)[96]
E. coli O157:H7 (CECT 4267)
P. aeruginosa (CECT 110)
S. aureus (CECT 239)
E. aecalis (CECT 410)
L. monocytogenes 4b (CECT 935)
L. monocytogenes (EGD-e)
EOE. coli ATCC 25922, [28]
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853,
K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883,
S. typhimurium NRRLB 4420,
B. cereus ATCC 11778,
E. faecalis ATCC 29212,
EOB. subtilis[57]
E. coli
M. luteus
S. aureus
EOS. aureus CFSA2[50]
L. monocytogenes EGD
B. cereus C1060
Salmonella sp.
H. pylori strains J99 and 26695
EOB. subtilis ATCC 6633, [52]
S. aureus CIP 7625,
E. coli CIP 54.8,
P. aeruginosa CIP A22,
Leaves
H2OS. aureus ATCC 25923Not active towards any of the microorganisms[89]
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853
E. coli ATCC 25922
B. cereus ATCC 10876
MeOHS. aureus[25]
S. faecalis
B. cereus
S. epidermis
P. aeruginosa
E. coli,
K. pneumonia
EOE. coli ATCC 25.922[26]
P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027
S. aureus ATTCC 25.923
L. monocytogenes ATCC 7644
B. cereus ATCC 11.778
EOK. pneumoniae[46]
E. coli
P. aeruginosa
M. luteus
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
B. bronchiseptica
E. faecalis
Leaves & flowers
EOS. typhimurium[27]
E. coli
S. aureus
S. epidermis
Aerial parts & leaves
EOE. coli O157:H7 VTEC (phage type 34)Inactivation of the initial cell populations by 4–5 log10 cycles in combination with high hydrostatic pressure[101]
L. monocytogenes EGD-e

IC50: half-maximal inhibitory concentration; IZ: inhibition zone; MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MRSA: meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA: meticillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.