Antibacterial activity of eucalypt gum

Motahareh Nobakht; Stephen J Trueman; Helen M Wallace; Peter R Brooks; Mohammad Katouli

doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1125.8

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Antibacterial activity of eucalypt gum

Motahareh Nobakht, Stephen J Trueman, Helen M Wallace, Peter R Brooks and Mohammad Katouli

Acta Horticulturae, Vol.1125, pp.71-75

International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): V World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and International Symposium on Plants, as Factories of Natural Substances, Edible and Essential, XXIX (Brisbane, Australia, 17-Aug-2014–22-Aug-2014)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1125.8

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Abstract

Corymbia sp.

gram-positive bacteria

gram-negative bacteria

natural products

traditional medicine

The rapid development of bacterial resistance is limiting the long-term use of current antibiotics. Natural plant compounds can play an important role in developing new drugs for treating infectious diseases. Kino is a type of wood exudate, often obtained from eucalypt trees, that has been used by Australian aboriginal people for thousands of years to cure ailments such as diarrhoea, skin lesions, scabies, cramps, sore throat and cough. We determined the antibacterial activity of kino extracts from the eucalypts, Corymbia citriodora, C. torelliana × C. citriodora and C. torelliana, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and Bacillus cereus. All crude extracts showed antibacterial activity, with the highest activity being against the Gram-negative bacterium, P. aeruginosa.

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Title: Antibacterial activity of eucalypt gum
Authors: Motahareh Nobakht (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Stephen J Trueman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Helen M Wallace (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter R Brooks (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Mohammad Katouli (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Contributors: S Patil (Editor)
S Gafner (Editor)
L Craker (Editor)
S R Mentreddy (Editor)
Publication details: Acta Horticulturae, Vol.1125, pp.71-75
Conference details: International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): V World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and International Symposium on Plants, as Factories of Natural Substances, Edible and Essential, XXIX (Brisbane, Australia, 17-Aug-2014–22-Aug-2014)
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2016.1125.8
ISSN: 0567-7572
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451146402621
Output Type: Journal article

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