Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish

The control of fish disease is mostly based on synthetic antimicrobial agents. Indiscriminate usage of antimicrobial agents has resulted in antibiotics resistance. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the potential antimicrobial properties of herbal plants as an alternative antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Syahidah Ahmad, Hassan Mohd Daud, Yaya Rukayadi, Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi, Nor Asma Husna Yusoff, Mohd Salleh Kamarudin
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
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author Syahidah Ahmad,
Hassan Mohd Daud,
Yaya Rukayadi,
Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi,
Nor Asma Husna Yusoff,
Mohd Salleh Kamarudin,
author_facet Syahidah Ahmad,
Hassan Mohd Daud,
Yaya Rukayadi,
Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi,
Nor Asma Husna Yusoff,
Mohd Salleh Kamarudin,
author_sort Syahidah Ahmad,
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description The control of fish disease is mostly based on synthetic antimicrobial agents. Indiscriminate usage of antimicrobial agents has resulted in antibiotics resistance. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the potential antimicrobial properties of herbal plants as an alternative antimicrobial agent. The susceptibility of fish pathogens namely Bacillus sp., Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio alginolyticus towards aqueous and methanolic extracts of Cosmos caudatus, Curcuma mangga, Justicia gendarussa, Piper betle and Zingiber zerumbet were assessed using the agar well diffusion, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) assays. The methanolic extracts were found active against all tested bacteria, compared to aqueous extracts. The best antibacterial activity was demonstrated by methanolic extract of P. betle, followed by Z. zerumbet, C. caudatus, C. mangga and J. gendarussa, with the lowest MIC and MBC values of 0.39 and 1.56 mg/mL, respectively. The methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet also had greater inhibitory effects than some of the commercial antibiotics, particularly tetracycline and erythromycin. Overall findings suggested that the methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet are potential to be developed as new antimicrobial agents to prevent fish bacterial diseases.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:179022022-01-13T01:26:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17902/ Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish Syahidah Ahmad, Hassan Mohd Daud, Yaya Rukayadi, Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi, Nor Asma Husna Yusoff, Mohd Salleh Kamarudin, The control of fish disease is mostly based on synthetic antimicrobial agents. Indiscriminate usage of antimicrobial agents has resulted in antibiotics resistance. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the potential antimicrobial properties of herbal plants as an alternative antimicrobial agent. The susceptibility of fish pathogens namely Bacillus sp., Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio alginolyticus towards aqueous and methanolic extracts of Cosmos caudatus, Curcuma mangga, Justicia gendarussa, Piper betle and Zingiber zerumbet were assessed using the agar well diffusion, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) assays. The methanolic extracts were found active against all tested bacteria, compared to aqueous extracts. The best antibacterial activity was demonstrated by methanolic extract of P. betle, followed by Z. zerumbet, C. caudatus, C. mangga and J. gendarussa, with the lowest MIC and MBC values of 0.39 and 1.56 mg/mL, respectively. The methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet also had greater inhibitory effects than some of the commercial antibiotics, particularly tetracycline and erythromycin. Overall findings suggested that the methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet are potential to be developed as new antimicrobial agents to prevent fish bacterial diseases. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17902/1/157-168%2B%2B%2BHassan%2BMohd%2BDaud.pdf Syahidah Ahmad, and Hassan Mohd Daud, and Yaya Rukayadi, and Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi, and Nor Asma Husna Yusoff, and Mohd Salleh Kamarudin, (2021) Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish. Malaysian Applied Biology, 50 (1). pp. 157-168. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/2
spellingShingle Syahidah Ahmad,
Hassan Mohd Daud,
Yaya Rukayadi,
Yasser Mohamed Abdelhadi,
Nor Asma Husna Yusoff,
Mohd Salleh Kamarudin,
Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title_full Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title_fullStr Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title_full_unstemmed Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title_short Screening of selected Malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
title_sort screening of selected malaysian herbs as the potential broad spectrum antimicrobial agent against bacterial diseases of fish
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17902/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17902/1/157-168%2B%2B%2BHassan%2BMohd%2BDaud.pdf