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Antimicrobial property of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) oil against pathogenic bacteria isolated from pet turtles / 한국실험동물학회지
Laboratory Animal Research ; : 84-91, 2017.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-204558
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The usage of essential oils as antimicrobial agents is gaining attention. Besides, pet turtles were known to harbor a range of pathogenic bacteria while the turtle keeping is a growing trend worldwide.The current study examined the antimicrobial activity of lemon grass oil (LGO) against seven species of Gram negative bacteria namely; Aeromonas hydrophila, A. caviae, Citrobacter freundii, Salmonella enterica, Edwardsiella tarda, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis isolated from three popular species of pet turtles. Along with the results of disc diffusion, minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentration (MIC and MBC) tests, LGO was detected as effective against 6 species of bacteria excluding P. aeruginosa. MIC of LGO for the strains except P. aeruginosa ranged from 0.016 to 0.5% (V/V). The lowest MIC recorded in the E. tarda strain followed by A. hydrophilla, C. freundii, P. mirabilis, and S. enterica. Interestingly, all the bacterial species except E. tarda were showing high multiple antimicrobial resistance (MAR) index values ranging from 0.36 to 0.91 upon the 11 antibiotics tested although they were sensitive to LGO.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Proteus mirabilis / Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Bacteria / Turtles / Oils, Volatile / Citrobacter freundii / Aeromonas hydrophila / Salmonella enterica / Edwardsiella tarda / Mirabilis Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Laboratory Animal Research Year: 2017 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Proteus mirabilis / Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Bacteria / Turtles / Oils, Volatile / Citrobacter freundii / Aeromonas hydrophila / Salmonella enterica / Edwardsiella tarda / Mirabilis Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Laboratory Animal Research Year: 2017 Type: Article