Effects of Flower and Fruit Extracts ofMelastoma malabathricumLinn. on Growth of Pathogenic Bacteria:Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli,andSalmonella typhimurium
Melastoma malabathricumLinn. is a shrub that comes with beautiful pink or purple flowers and has berries-like fruits rich in anthocyanins. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate the inhibitory activities of different concentrations of theM. malabathricumLinn. flower and fruit crude extracts againstListeria monocytogenesIMR L55,Staphylococcus aureusIMR S244,Escherichia coliIMR E30, andSalmonella typhimuriumIMR S100 using the disc diffusion method. The lowest concentrations of the extracts producing inhibition zones against the test microorganisms were used to determine their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs). In addition, the growth ofListeria monocytogenesIMR L55 andStaphylococcus aureusIMR S244 grown in medium supplemented with the respective extracts at different temperatures (4°C, 25°C, and 37°C) and pHs (4, 6, 7, and 8) was determined.