zahra Nasrollahi - Religion and Medicine Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
maryam abolhasannejad - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

In this study, antifungal property of olive leaf extracts against Candida albicans PTCC-۵۰۲۷ was examined. Fresh olive leaf extracts were prepared using distilled water in a Soxhlet apparatus. The antifungal activity of the extract was analyzed by measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC), using the microdilution test and disc diffusion assay. The olive leaf aqueous extracts exhibited antifungal effects against the yeast with an MIC of ۲۴ mg/ml, MFC of ۴۸ mg/ml, and inhibition zone diameter of ۲۱ mm. The results indicated the sensitivity of Candida albicans PTCC-۵۰۲۷ to olive leaf aqueous extracts.

Antifungal Effect, candida albicans, Olive leaf extract