Molecules, Vol. 22, Pages 1473: Medicinal Plants Based Products Tested on Pathogens Isolated from Mastitis Milk

Molecules, Vol. 22, Pages 1473: Medicinal Plants Based Products Tested on Pathogens Isolated from Mastitis Milk Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules22091473 Authors: Claudia Pașca Liviu Mărghitaș Daniel Dezmirean Otilia Bobiș Victorița Bonta Flore Chirilă Ioana Matei Nicodim Fiț Bovine mastitis a major disease that is commonly associated with bacterial infection. The common treatment is with antibiotics administered intramammary into infected quarters of the udder. The excessive use of antibiotics leads to multidrug resistance and associated risks for human health. In this context, the search for alternative drugs based on plants has become a priority in livestock medicine. These products have a low manufacturing cost and no reports of antimicrobial resistance to these have been documented. In this context, the main objective of this study was to determine the antimicrobial effect of extracts and products of several indigenous, or acclimatized plants on pathogens isolated from bovine mastitis. A total of eleven plant alcoholic extracts and eight plant-derived products were tested against 32 microorganisms isolated from milk. The obtained results have shown an inhibition of bacterial growth for all tested plants, with better results for Evernia prunastri, Artemisia absinthium, and Lavandula angustifolia. Moreover, E. prunastri, Populus nigra, and L. angustifolia presented small averages of minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations. Among the p...
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