Screening of Australian plants for antimicrobial activity against Campylobacter jejuni.
Phytother Res
; 26(2): 186-90, 2012 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21604309
ABSTRACT
Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of acute enteritis in humans, with symptoms such as diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps. In this study, 115 extracts from 109 Australian plant species were investigated for their antimicrobial activities against two C. jejuni strains using an in vitro broth microdilution assay. Among the plants tested, 107 (93%) extracts showed activity at a concentration between 32 and 1024 µg/mL against at least one C. jejuni strain. Seventeen plant extracts were selected for further testing against another six C. jejuni strains, as well as Campylobacter coli, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus cereus, Proteus mirabilis and Enterococcus faecalis. The extract from Eucalyptus occidentalis demonstrated the highest antimicrobial activity, with an inhibitory concentration of 32 µg/mL against C. jejuni and B. cereus. This study has shown that extracts of selected Australian plants possess antimicrobial activity against C. jejuni and thus may have application in the control of this organism in live poultry and retail poultry products.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas
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Extratos Vegetais
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Campylobacter jejuni
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Phytother Res
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article