Mapping antimicrobials in plant lineages
Gabin Thierry M. Bitchagno, Paula Coates, Erin Garcia, Sohini Bhatia, Amorita Correia, Debbie Mulligan, Scott Bintrim, Monique S.J. Simmonds · 2026
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Description
Gabin Bitchagno and co-authors map antimicrobial activity across the family tree of flowering plants. Many plant species can kill microbes, yet what drives the spread of the trait is unclear. Their 2026 study screened more than 460 extracts from 285 plants in 65 families. Each extract faced two bacteria and one fungus behind much disease.
About 37 percent of extracts stopped Staphylococcus aureus, a common skin and wound bacterium. Only about 4 percent stopped Escherichia coli, and none stopped the fungus. Two solvent types drew out the strongest hits. The active extracts held mostly phenols or diterpenes. Laid on the family tree, the hits formed clear hot spots. Plants look like a rich source against the first bacterium, the team says, and a thin one for the rest.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gabin Thierry M. Bitchagno, Paula Coates, Erin Garcia, Sohini Bhatia, Amorita Correia, Debbie Mulligan, Scott Bintrim, Monique S.J. Simmonds |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |