The methanol extracts obtained from endemic
Origanum solymicum
P. H. Davis and
Origanum bilgeri
P. H. Davis have been investigated for their antimicrobial activity. Antimicrobial activity was determined
Escherichia coli
ATCC 11230,
Stapylococcus aureus
ATCC 6538P,
Klebsiella pneumoniae
UC57,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ATCC 27853,
Proteus vulgaris
ATCC 8427,
Bacillus cereus
ATCC 7064,
Mycobacterium smegmatis
CCM 2067,
Listeria monocytogenes
ATCC 15313,
Micrococcus luteus
CCM 169,
Candida albicans
ATCC 10231,
Rhodotorula rubra
DSM 70403 and
Kluyveromyces fragilis
ATCC 8608 by disc diffusion method. The plant extracts demonstrated antimicrobial effect against bacteria and the yeast cultures used in this study at different levels.