In vitro antibacterial activity of Ficus iteophylla Miq. (Moraceae) leaves against resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus and phytochemical screening

Ficus iteophylla Miq.(Moraceae) is one of the plants in the Ivorian flora commonly used in traditional medicine to treat several ailments, including coughs, poisoning, colds, bronchitis, jaundice, uterine hemorrhage, wounds, tetanus, neuralgia, mastitis, hepatitis, anemia, diarrhea, urinary retention, conjunctivitis, paralysis, and epilepsy.This work is part of an effort to promote the sustainable use of this plant in order to encourage its rational management by local communities, thus ensuring the protection and preservation of plant biodiversity.It aims to evaluate the antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Ficus iteophylla leaves on the in vitro growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.Agar diffusion and broth macrodilution methods were used to assess the sensitivity of the bacterial strains to the extracts and to determine the antibacterial parameters (MIC and MBC).Furthermore, aIn vitro antibacterial… SANOGO Yacouba et al.