Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)

Five essential oils from Argentinian wild plants were tested in vitro for antimicrobial activity against different strains of Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood in honey bees. Apis mellifera L. The species selected from which to extract the essential oils were aguaribay...

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spelling paper:paper_00218839_v45_n1_p2_Fuselli2023-06-08T14:42:36Z Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB) Antimicrobial activity Essential oils Paenibacillus larvae larvae Wild plants Acantholippia Anthemis Apinae Apis mellifera Lippia Lippia turbinata Paenibacillus Paenibacillus larvae Schinus molle Thymus vulgaris Five essential oils from Argentinian wild plants were tested in vitro for antimicrobial activity against different strains of Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood in honey bees. Apis mellifera L. The species selected from which to extract the essential oils were aguaribay (Schinus molle var. areira L), Andean thyme (Acantholippia seriphioides A. Gray), peperine (Mintosthachys mollis H.B.K. Gris), camomile (Togetes minuta L.) and pennyroyal (Lippia turbinata Griseb.). Oils were extracted from different parts of the plants by steam distillation. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericide concentration (MBC) were evaluated on Mueller-Hinton broth and on MYPGP agar respectively, by the tube dilution method. MIC and MBC minimum and maximum values obtained were 200-250 mgL-1 and 200-300 mgL -1 for Andean thyme and 800-1000 mgL-1 and 850-1100 mgL-1 for pennyroyal, respectively. The other oils had intermediate MIC and MBC values between the formers mentioned. Highly significant differences between MIC and MBC values for the essential oils tested were found. Tukey's mean separation test indicated that Andean thyme (A. seriphioides) essential oil was different from the other four essential oils at α0.01. Andean thyme proved to be the most effective in vitro essential oil against P. larvae larvae. Therefore, it may be a promising natural alternative to traditional antibiotics, meriting further studies on its field applicability for AFB control. © IBRA 2006. 2006 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00218839_v45_n1_p2_Fuselli http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218839_v45_n1_p2_Fuselli
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Antimicrobial activity
Essential oils
Paenibacillus larvae larvae
Wild plants
Acantholippia
Anthemis
Apinae
Apis mellifera
Lippia
Lippia turbinata
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus larvae
Schinus molle
Thymus vulgaris
spellingShingle Antimicrobial activity
Essential oils
Paenibacillus larvae larvae
Wild plants
Acantholippia
Anthemis
Apinae
Apis mellifera
Lippia
Lippia turbinata
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus larvae
Schinus molle
Thymus vulgaris
Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
topic_facet Antimicrobial activity
Essential oils
Paenibacillus larvae larvae
Wild plants
Acantholippia
Anthemis
Apinae
Apis mellifera
Lippia
Lippia turbinata
Paenibacillus
Paenibacillus larvae
Schinus molle
Thymus vulgaris
description Five essential oils from Argentinian wild plants were tested in vitro for antimicrobial activity against different strains of Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood in honey bees. Apis mellifera L. The species selected from which to extract the essential oils were aguaribay (Schinus molle var. areira L), Andean thyme (Acantholippia seriphioides A. Gray), peperine (Mintosthachys mollis H.B.K. Gris), camomile (Togetes minuta L.) and pennyroyal (Lippia turbinata Griseb.). Oils were extracted from different parts of the plants by steam distillation. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericide concentration (MBC) were evaluated on Mueller-Hinton broth and on MYPGP agar respectively, by the tube dilution method. MIC and MBC minimum and maximum values obtained were 200-250 mgL-1 and 200-300 mgL -1 for Andean thyme and 800-1000 mgL-1 and 850-1100 mgL-1 for pennyroyal, respectively. The other oils had intermediate MIC and MBC values between the formers mentioned. Highly significant differences between MIC and MBC values for the essential oils tested were found. Tukey's mean separation test indicated that Andean thyme (A. seriphioides) essential oil was different from the other four essential oils at α0.01. Andean thyme proved to be the most effective in vitro essential oil against P. larvae larvae. Therefore, it may be a promising natural alternative to traditional antibiotics, meriting further studies on its field applicability for AFB control. © IBRA 2006.
title Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
title_short Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
title_full Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
title_fullStr Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
title_full_unstemmed Antimicrobial activity of some Argentinian wild plant essential oils against Paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood (AFB)
title_sort antimicrobial activity of some argentinian wild plant essential oils against paenibacillus larvae larvae, causal agent of american foulbrood (afb)
publishDate 2006
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00218839_v45_n1_p2_Fuselli
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00218839_v45_n1_p2_Fuselli
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