| Title |
Effects of Caatinga Plant Extracts in Planktonic Growth and Biofilm Formation in Ralstonia solanacearum
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| Published in |
Microbial Ecology, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00248-017-1073-0 |
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| Authors |
Carolina Barbosa Malafaia, Ana Cláudia Silva Jardelino, Alexandre Gomes Silva, Elineide Barbosa de Souza, Alexandre José Macedo, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia, Márcia Vanusa Silva |
| Abstract |
This study describes the first antibiofilm and antibacterial screening for plants from Caatinga against Ralstonia solanacearum, a causal agent of bacterial wilt that presents serious difficulties in control. There were prepared 22 aqueous extracts of plants collected in the Vale do Catimbau-PE, Brazil. The potential antibacterial activity was evaluated by absorbance in OD600 and the antibiofilm activity through the crystal violet method, both of them performed in microplate against isolates of R. solanacearum biofilm formers. The results of the screening showed that Jacaranda rugosa presented antimicrobial activity higher than 90%, while Harpochilus neesianus and Myroxylon peruiferum presented antibiofilm activity higher than 50% for all tested isolates. However, Croton heliotropiifolius showed both the activities, being thus very promising for application in the control of this phytopathogen. The search for viable alternatives to the development of new bioactive compounds safe for the environment, humans, and animals from an adverse and scarce environment such as the Caatinga and encouraged us to find plants that produce effective metabolites against phytopathogenic microorganisms. This in vitro screening is important to guide the development of new products in addition to guide research studies of bioactive compounds. |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 11 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 35% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 13 | 28% |
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