INHIBITORY EFFECT OF Eucalyptus sp. ESSENTIAL OIL, PURE AND IN ASSOCIATED TO ANTIBIOTICS, AGAINST STRAINS OF Escherichia coli AND Staphylococus aureus OF HANDLERS, FOOD, SAND AND SEAWATER

Authors

  • ADENILDE RIBEIRO NASCIMENTO Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • JOSILENE LIMA SERRA Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • ANDRÉ GUSTAVO LIMA DE ALMEIDA MARTINS Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • JOÃO ELIAS MOUCHREK FILHO Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • NATANAEL EUDES ARAGÃO Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • LIANA SOUZA ANDRADE Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/cep.v28i1.17905

Keywords:

Eucalyptus sp., ÓLEO ESSENCIAL, ANTIBIÓTICOS.

Abstract

The essential oil obtained from the Eucalyptus sp. leafs was evaluated according to the inhibitory activity against different strains of Escherichia coli and Staphylococus aureus. It was also verified the possibility of synergistic effect of the association among essential oil and antibiotics. To evaluate the antibacterial effect of commercial antibiotics and essential oil were applied the disc diffusion method and the dilution in stock method. The results showed that the essential oil of Eucalyptus sp. presented higher inhibitory potential against the strains of S. aureus isolated from Mytella falcata. It was not verified synergism from the association among antibiotics and essential oil of Eucalyptus sp. against multi-resistant bacterias. The antibacterial activity of the Eucalyptus sp. observed revalidate the importance of this plant to the alternative therapy based in natural products. However studies concerning the toxicity of Eucalyptus sp. should be intensified.

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Published

2010-07-08

How to Cite

NASCIMENTO, A. R., SERRA, J. L., ALMEIDA MARTINS, A. G. L. D., FILHO, J. E. M., ARAGÃO, N. E., & ANDRADE, L. S. (2010). INHIBITORY EFFECT OF Eucalyptus sp. ESSENTIAL OIL, PURE AND IN ASSOCIATED TO ANTIBIOTICS, AGAINST STRAINS OF Escherichia coli AND Staphylococus aureus OF HANDLERS, FOOD, SAND AND SEAWATER. Boletim Do Centro De Pesquisa De Processamento De Alimentos, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/cep.v28i1.17905

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2010)

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