ABOUT MICROFLORA AND MICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF STEVIA (STEVIA REBAUDIANA BERTONI)

Semenova Elena Fedorovna, Candidate of biological sciences, associate professor, sub-department of general and clinical pharmacology, Medical institute, Penza State University, sef7@sura.ru
Vedeneeva Aleksandra Sergeevna, intern, Medical institute, Penza State University, alecksashka@inbox.ru

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The basic representatives of microflora of stevia medicinal vegetative raw material are revealed during the microbiological analysis. The antimicrobic activity of liquid extracts of stevia leaves is characterized in comparison with native cellular juice. The cultures of the microorganisms that are sensitive to studied extractive substances are revealed. The degree of expressiveness of antimicrobic effects is certain depending on the culture of a microorganism, a nutrient medium, a medicinal form. The received results enable to specify a number of methodical aspects of microbi-ological researches of stevia medicinal forms.

stevia, microflora, indication of antimicrobial effect, microbiological activity of medicinal forms.