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Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of cultivated Caucasian whortleberry (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.) against fish pathogens    
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Ertuğrul TERZİ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Albaris Beteh Tahiluddin
Doç. Dr. Ali Eslem KADAK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Bacterial diseases are one of the major factors hampering aquaculture sustainability. Antibiotics are used widely to treat or prevent infectious bacterial diseases in aquaculture. However, because of growing problems of antibiotic resistance caused by the imprudent use of antibiotics, sourcing environmentally benign alternatives, such as herbal/medicinal plants, is now the focus of many researchers. Hence, in this study, a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) test with broth microdilution was performed to determine the in vitro antibacterial activity of an aqueous methanolic extract of cultivated Caucasian whortleberry (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.) against various fish pathogens, i.e., Yersinia ruckeri, Pseudomonas putida, P. luteola, Aeromonas salmonicida, A. hydrophila, and A. sobria. The results revealed that the MIC values of the aqueous methanolic extract against Y. ruckeri, P. putida, P. luteola, A. salmonicida, and A. hydrophila were 8.75 mg mL-1, while against A. sobria it was 2.19 mg mL-1. This study indicated that the medicinal plant V. arctostaphylos L. can potentially be used against all the fish pathogens tested thanks to its various important bioactive compounds. However, to assess the potential of this plant, further in vivo studies should be carried out.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bacterial diseases | Bioactive compounds | Fish health management | Medicinal plant | Minimum inhibitory concentration
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Fisheries & Aquatic Life
Dergi ISSN 2545-059X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Scopus
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2023
Cilt No 31
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 79 / 86
Doi Numarası 10.2478/aopf-2023-0009
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2023-0009