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Author(s): Anushree Tiwari, Shraddha Vaishnav

Email(s): dranushreetiwari@gmail.com

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    Department of Botany, Mats School of Sciences, MATS University Raipur (C.G), India.

Published In:   Volume - 6,      Issue - 1,     Year - 2026

DOI: 10.55878/SES2026-6-1-9  

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ABSTRACT:
The antibacterial properties of aqueous extracts of three species of wild mushrooms—Inonotus obliquus, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Tremetes versicolor—collected from the Achanakmar biosphere reserve area were examined using filter paper disc diffusion methods. These mushroom extracts were extremely effective at inhibiting the growth of bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 3541), Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 96), and Candida albicans (MTCC 854). In vitro tests showed that Inonotus obliquus and Tremetes versicolor had the strongest antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa (9.67±0.57 mm and 9.00±0.57 mm, respectively). The second organism to be tested was Pleurotus ostreatus, which had an inhibitory zone that measured 7.67±0.57 mm. Tremetes versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus both produced inhibitory zones for Staphylococcus aureus, with the former producing a zone measuring 7.67±0.57 mm, and the latter producing a zone measuring 7.33±1.16 mm. Both Inonotus obliquus and Tremetes versicolor water extracts inhibited Candida albicans growth by the same amount, which was measured in millimeters and was achieved at a concentration of 312.5 µg/disc. These showed much improved statistical performance as compared to the extract of Pleurotus ostreatus (7.33 mm). These findings are reviewed in connection to the potential medicinal efficacy of the mushrooms that were investigated.

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Anushree Tiwari, Shraddha Vaishnav, Antimicrobial activity of three medicinally important mushrooms utilized by local people of Achanakmar biosphere reserve area, Spectrum of Emerging Sciences, 6 (1)47-52, DOI: https://doi.org/10.55878/SES2026-6-1-9


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