Background:The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance, as well as the
evolution of new strains of disease causing agents, are of great concern to the
global health community. Nowadays, reports have indicated that many of healthcare-associated,
antimicrobial-resistant bacteriaare not only multidrug resistant pathogens but also broadly
drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant bacteria. Objective:This study is focused on exploring the antimicrobial
properties of five different plants that are commonly being used as traditional medicines in Yemen against Gram positive, Gram negative bacteriaandfungi. Methods:The antimicrobial potential of five different plant extracts was
screened against selected human pathogenic
bacteria and fungi. Methanolic extracts of Dodonaeaviscose, Plantagolanceolata,
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