Evaluation of antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of peels hydroethanolic extract of Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw. cultivated in Tunisia

Abstract

Aromatic and medicinal bioactive molecules have been used for thousands of years as natural medicines to fight against a wide range of pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi and viruses (Kavanaugh and Ribbeck [7], lvarez-Martnez et al. [8], Bowbe et al. [9], Abidi et al. [10]).Among the sources of these bioactive molecules, the Opuntia genus is particularly noted for its long history of use for different food, pharmaceutical and medicinal purposes, which could be attributed to its phytochemical components (Martins et al. [11], Marhri et al. [12], Nigar et al. [13]).