The main objective of this project was to investigate the antibacterial activity of 19 species (Juncus acutus, J. alpinoarticulatus, J. articulatus, J. compressus, J. conglomeratus, J. effusus, J. filiformis, J. gerardii, J. inflexus, J. maritimus, J. monanthos, J. squarrosus, J. tenuis, J.