scholarly journals Acción bactericida del aceite esencial de semillas Citrus aurantium, C. sinensis, C. reticulata

Author(s):  
María Monseratt Abud Espinoza ◽  
Elieth Antonieta Gutiérrez Narváez ◽  
Indira Sofía Guevara López ◽  
Rolando Barillas

Esta investigación se realizó con el objetivo de verificar la acción bactericida del aceite esencial de las semillas de C. aurantium. L., C. sinensis. L. C. reticulata. L., ante las cepas Escherichia coli (ATCC) 25922 y Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC) 25923, representativas para Gram positiva y Gram negativa, con los aceites a distintas concentraciones mediante los métodos Kirby-Bauer y método modificado de pozos en agar. Así mismo, para constatar la disminución de la carga microbiana mediante el lavado de frutas y verduras, se utilizó el Método de conteo en placas, las frutas y verduras seleccionadas son empleadas para la preparación de ensaladas, sopas, salsas, jugos y postres, considerando que pueden contaminarse desde la cosecha y transferirse a otras fases, como el procesamiento, empaque, transporte, comercialización e inclusive en la preparación de producto. Una vez empleado las diferentes concentraciones de aceites en el lavado de frutas y verduras, se procedió a verificar la vida útil monitoreando las condiciones de tiempo, temperatura y exposición a la luz fueran las mismas. La investigación se realizó con la finalidad de elaborar un producto de insumo doméstico, comprobando que el aceite esencial C. reticulata. L., posee mayor actividad antimicrobiana frente a ambas cepas bacterianas. Y finalmente al ser aplicada en el lavado de frutas y vegetales mostró una reducción de la carga microbiana y un aumento de la vida útil.

Author(s):  
Nathalia Lauria do Nascimento ◽  
Paula Silva Lopes ◽  
Paulo Roberto Martins Queiroz

Os biofilmes bacterianos são comunidades estruturadas de células microbianas aderidas umas às outras ou a superfícies imóveis ou móveis e estima-se que 65% das infecções bacterianas estão associadas a microrganismos formadores de biofilme. Devido ao aumento do número de microrganismos resistentes a antimicrobianos, novas alternativas de tratamento vêm sendo estudadas, sendo a inibição do Quorum Sensing uma estratégia promissora. O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar a atividade antimicrobiana de extratos vegetais capazes de inibir a comunicação e a formação de biofilmes microbianos. Foram utilizados óleos essenciais à base de cravo da índia (Eugenia caryophyllus), lavanda (Lavandula angustifolia), hortelã-pimenta (Mentha piperita), citronela (Cymbopogon nardus), laranja doce (Citrus aurantium dulcis), limão (Citrus limonum), eucalipto (Eucalyptus globulus), canela (Cinnamomum cassia), pimenta-rosa (Schinus terbinthifolius) e gengibre (Zingiber officinale). Os microrganismos testados foram Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus e Bacillus thuringiensis. Os experimentos foram feitos em placas de ELISA e por Well Difusion utilizando os extratos nas concentrações de 5%, 10%, 20% e 40%. Os ensaios foram mantidos a 37 °C por 24 h e analisados por espectrofotometria e medição de halo, respectivamente. Os resultados indicaram que baixas concentrações de alguns extratos foram efetivas em inibir bactérias as Gram positivas e negativas utilizadas nesse estudo dentro de 24 h de ensaio. Além disso, algumas bactérias foram mais inibidas (E. coli e S. aureus) do que outras indicando que os extratos exercem efeitos diferentes entre as bactérias testadas. Os resultados sugerem que os componentes presentes nos extratos vegetais podem exercem um efeito importante na formação dos biofilmes indicando uma possibilidade de uso alternativo e complementar desses compostos no controle microbiano


Author(s):  
Rubal C Das ◽  
Rajib Banik ◽  
Robiul Hasan Bhuiyan ◽  
Md Golam Kabir

Macrophomina phaseolina is one of the pathogenic organisms of gummosis disease of orange tree (Citrus reticulata). The pathogen was identified from the observation of their colony size, shape, colour, mycelium, conidiophore, conidia, hyaline, spore, and appressoria in the PDA culture. The crude chloroform extracts from the organism showed antibacterial activity against a number of Gram positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The crude chloroform extract also showed promising antifungal activity against three species of the genus Aspergillus. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the crude chloroform extract from M. phaseolina against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Shigella sonnie were 128 ?gm, 256 ?gm, 128 ?gm and 64 ?gm/ml respectively. The LD50 (lethal dose) values of the cytotoxicity assay over brine shrimp of the crude chloroform extract from M. phaseolina was found to be 51.79 ?gm/ml. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v5i1.13378 The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci.,Vol. 5(1 &2):125-133, 2010


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vemavarapu Bhaskara Rao ◽  
Kandlagunta Guru Prasad ◽  
Krishna Naragani ◽  
Vijayalakshmi Muvva

The air dried rhizosphere soil samples pretreated with calcium carbonate was employed for the isolation of actinomycete strains. Serial dilution plate technique was used for the isolation of actinomycetes. A total of 20 actinomycete strains designated as BS1-BS20 were isolated from the rhizosphere of medicinal plant Clitoria ternatea. All the 20 strains were subjected to primary screening for antimicrobial activity. Among the 20 strains screened, 10 strains exhibited high antimicrobial spectrum against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chem Int

Novel acyclic and cyclic merocyanine dyes derived from the nucleu of furo [(3,2-d) pyrazole; ( d 2 , 3 )imidazole]were prepared. The electronic visible absorptionspectra of all the synthesized new cyanine dyes were examined in 95% ethanolsolution to evaluate their photosensitization properties. Antibacterial andantifungal activities for some selected dyes were tested against various bacterialand fungal strains (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus flavus andCandida albicans) to evaluate their antimicrobial activity. Structural identificationwas carried out via elemental analysis, visible spectra, IR and 1H NMRspectroscopic data.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ouelhadj ◽  
L. Ait Salem ◽  
D. Djenane

Ce travail vise l’étude de l’activité antibactérienne de l’huile essentielle (HE) de Pelargoniumx asperum et de la bactériocine, la nisine seul et en combinaison vis-à-vis de six bactéries dont quatre sont multirésistantes d’origine clinique. L’activité antibactérienne in vitro a été évaluée par la méthode de diffusion sur gélose. La concentration minimale inhibitrice (CMI) est aussi déterminée pour HE. Les résultats ont révélé une activité antibactérienne significative exercée par HE visà-vis de Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 43300), Staphylococcus aureus et Escherichia coli avec des diamètres d’inhibition de 36,00 ; 22,50 et 40,00 mm, respectivement. Cependant, l’HE de Pelargonium asperum a montré une activité antibactérienne supérieure par rapport à la nisine. Les valeurs des CMI rapportées dans cette étude sont comprises entre 1,98–3,96 μl/ml. Les combinaisons réalisées entre HE et la nisine ont montré un effet additif vis-à-vis de Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) avec (50 % HE Pelargonium asperum + 50 % nisine). Par contre, nous avons enregistré une synergie vis-à-vis de Klebsiella pneumoniae avec (75 % HE Pelargonium asperum + 25 % nisine) et contre Pseudomonas aeruginosa avec les trois combinaisons testées. Les résultats obtenus permettent de dire que l’HE de Pelargonium asperum possède une activité antibactérienne ainsi que sa combinaison avec la nisine pourrait représenter une bonne alternative pour la lutte contre l’antibiorésistance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (S1) ◽  
pp. S155-S163 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mehalaine ◽  
O. Belfadel ◽  
T. Menasria ◽  
A. Messaili

The present study was carried out to determine, for the first time, the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils derived from the aerial parts of three aromatic plants Thymus algeriensis Boiss & Reut, Rosmarinus officinalis L., and Salvia officinalis L. growing under semiarid conditions. The essential oils were chemically analyzed and identified by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/ mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and their antimicrobial activity was individually evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using both agar disk diffusion and agar dilution methods. The major constituents of Thymus algeriensis essential oil were identified as camphor (13.62%), 1,8-cineol (6.00%), borneol (5.74%), viridiflorol (4.00%), and linalool (3.93%). For Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil, 48 compounds were characterized, of which the main constituents were camphor (17.09%), Z-β-ocimene (10.88%), isoborneol (9.68%), α-bisabolol (7.89%), and borneol (5.11%). While, Salvia officinalis essential oil was characterized by β-thujone (16.44%), followed by viridiflorol (10.93%), camphor (8.99%), 1,8-cineol (8.11%), trans-caryophyllene (5.85%), and α-humulene (4.69%) as the major components. Notably, results from antibacterial screening indicated that Thymus algeriensis and Salvia officinalis essential oils exhibited a strong inhibitory effect against both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus compared to Rosmarinus officinalis essential oil. Further, less activity was recorded against Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the three tested essential oils.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 262-274
Author(s):  
E. Benyagoub ◽  
N. Nabbou ◽  
S. Boukhalkhel ◽  
I. Dehini

The medicinal value of the plants is due to their chemical components that bring a definite physiological action on the human body to prevent the diseases. In this work, we investigated the antimicrobial activity of leaves’ extracts of Quercus robur L., collected from the Algerian upper highlands, on ten bacterial strains and one fungal strain known to be pathogenic. First, we performed a qualitative phytochemical analysis, and second, antimicrobial activity tests performed by agar diffusion method (disc and well) with the determination of MIC by broth macro-dilution method. Given the results, it appears that obtained macerates of Quercus robur L. were rich in bioactive phytoconstituents such as alkaloids, anthraquinones, saponins, tannins, and other components. The yield of aqueous and methanolic macerates of leaves was 8.5 ± 1.41 and 22.4 ± 4.36%, respectively. The bacterial resistance was relatively important to several antibiotics, namely, ampicillin, amoxicillin + clavulanic acid for strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. However, Staphylococcus aureus strains were resistant to fusidic acid, penicillin, and oxacillin; while Enterococcus faecalis was resistant to fusidic acid, penicillin, oxacillin, and ticarcillin. The antibacterial activity of the macerates toward tested microbial strains showed that the aqueous and methanolic macerates of the leaves were proportional to the tested concentration and active not only against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria but also on the fungal species Candida albicans. The estimated MIC for Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Staphylococcus aureus was in the order of 10 mg/mL, which seems more effective than toward Salmonella sp., Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans which were in the order of 30 mg/mL. These preliminary results confirm that the part of the studied plant had a very good antimicrobial activity that was proportional to the serial concentrations of the tested extracts.


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