Effect of coated plant extracts on Histomonas meleagridis and growth of bacteria in vitro

Avian Dis. 2007 Dec;51(4):880-3. doi: 10.1637/7957-022707-REGR.1.

Abstract

Three coated plant extracts (RepaXol and two experimental formulations) were tested for their minimal lethal concentration for histomonads in vitro and the effect of those substances on the bacterial growth in the histomonadal culture. After 48 hr, RepaXol and experimental formulation B were lethal to histomonads at a concentration of 1.25 microl/ml. Experimental formulation C was lethal at a concentration of 2.5 microl/ml. All products also decreased the growth of bacteria at concentrations inhibiting the growth of histomonads.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / growth & development*
  • Capsicum / chemistry
  • Cinnamomum zeylanicum / chemistry
  • Citrus / chemistry
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Oils, Volatile / pharmacology
  • Origanum / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Oils / chemistry
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Thymus Plant / chemistry
  • Trichomonadida / drug effects*

Substances

  • Oils, Volatile
  • Plant Extracts
  • Plant Oils