African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5249

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An in vitro evaluation of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) and Siwak (Salvadora persica) extracts for controlling the foulbrood pathogens of honeybee

Hashish, Mohamed Elsayied
  • Hashish, Mohamed Elsayied
  • Department of Apiculture, Plants Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Khattaby, Ahmed Mahmoud
  • Khattaby, Ahmed Mahmoud
  • Department of Apiculture, Plants Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
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Khattab, Metwally Mostafa
  • Khattab, Metwally Mostafa
  • Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt.
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Gaaboub, Ibrahim Abdallah
  • Gaaboub, Ibrahim Abdallah
  • Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt.
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Omar, Reda Elsayied
  • Omar, Reda Elsayied
  • Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtohor, Benha University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 23 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2016
  •  Published: 21 September 2016

Abstract

Instead of the synthetic antibiotics, the antibacterial activity of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of both Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) and Siwak (Salvadora persica) plants was evaluated against the foulbrood bacteria under the laboratory conditions. To the study knowledge, it is the first time to evaluate Siwak plant against the foulbrood diseases. The major antimicrobial constituents (total phenolics, flavonoids and tannins) were determined quantitatively in the extracts using the spectrophotometer technique. The results showed these extracts had significant antibacterial effects against the selected pathogens, Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius.

Key words: Siwak extracts (ASE & ESE), Cinnamon extracts (ACE and ECE), American foulbrood, European foulbrood.

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