In vivo and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Azadirachta indica (Lin) against Citrobacter freundii isolated from naturally infected Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
In vivo and in vitro antimicrobial activity of Azadirachta indica (Lin) against Citrobacter freundii isolated from naturally infected Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
复制标题
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.12.008
复制
发表时间:
2015-02
期刊:
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
S. Thanigaivel;S. Vijayakumar;S. Gopinath;A. Mukherjee;N. Chandrasekaran;John Thomas
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
S. Thanigaivel;S. Vijayakumar;S. Gopinath;A. Mukherjee;N. Chandrasekaran;John Thomas
Aquaculture health management demands a constant growth in the production by stabilizing economic loss and implementing various natural plant-based bio products for treating pathogenic bacteria. Pathogenic effects of theCitrobacter freundiiisolated from fingerlings of Tilapia collected from a fish farm showed symptoms like tail necrosis, septicemia, hemorrhage, and reddening of the body. Antibacterial activity ofC. freundiiwas tested against various medicinal plants. Of the three plants screened,Azadirachta indica(Neem) showed good antibacterial activity againstC. freundii.The present study revealed thatA. indicaplant extract at a concentration of 150 mg/l in vivo can be used as an alternative to antibiotics for treating this bacterial infection. The use of medicinal plant extract-mediated treatment was found to be very effective in controlling this bacterial infection.