Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Agro Based Industry, University of Malaysia, Kelantan Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
Iran J Microbiol, 2013 Jun;5(2):147-52.
PMID: 23825733

Abstract

This paper describes chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon nardus citronella essential oil against Edwardsiella spp. (n = 21), Vibrio spp. (n = 6), Aeromonas spp. (n = 2), Escherichia coli (n = 2), Salmonella spp. (n = 2), Flavobacterium spp. (n = 1), Pseudomonas spp. (n = 1) and Streptococcus spp. (n = 1) isolated from internal organs of aquatic animals. Due to the ban of antibiotics for aquaculture use, this study was carried out to evaluate the potential of citronella essential oil as alternative to commercial antibiotic use against systemic bacteria in cultured aquatic animals.

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