Antimicrobial activity of the pygidial gland secretion of three ground beetle species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Antimicrobial activity of the pygidial gland secretion of three ground beetle species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae)

The antimicrobial properties of the pygidial gland secretions released by the adults of the three ground beetle species, Carabus ullrichii, C. coriaceus, and Abax parallelepipedus, have been tested. Microdilution method was applied for detection of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs), minimal b...

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Published in:Die Naturwissenschaften Vol. 103; no. 3-4; p. 34
Main Authors: Nenadić, Marija, Marina SokoviÄ, Jasmina Glamočlija, Ana ĆiriÄ, Vesna Perić-Mataruga, Larisa Ilijin, Vele TeÅ¡eviÄ, Ljubodrag VujisiÄ, Marina TodosijeviÄ, Nikola VesoviÄ, Srećko ĆurčiÄ
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-04-2016
Subjects:
adults
ampicillin
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - isolation & purification
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
antibacterial properties
antifungal properties
Aspergillus fumigatus
bacteria
Bacteria - drug effects
bifonazole
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Carabidae
Coleoptera - chemistry
Coleoptera - physiology
Environment
environmental impact
Exocrine Glands - secretion
fungi
Fungi - drug effects
humans
ketoconazole
Life Sciences
Listeria monocytogenes
minimum inhibitory concentration
Original Paper
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Salmonella Typhimurium
secretion
Staphylococcus aureus
streptomycin
Talaromyces funiculosus
Trichoderma viride
Morpho-histology
Antibacterial and antifungal activity
Human pathogens
Microdilution
Pygidial gland secretion
Ground beetles
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Summary:The antimicrobial properties of the pygidial gland secretions released by the adults of the three ground beetle species, Carabus ullrichii, C. coriaceus, and Abax parallelepipedus, have been tested. Microdilution method was applied for detection of minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs), minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBCs), and minimal fungicidal concentrations (MFCs). Additionally, morpho-histology of the pygidial glands is investigated. We have tested 16 laboratory and clinical strains of human pathogens—eight bacterial both gram-positive and gram-negative species and eight fungal species. The pygidial secretion samples of C. ullrichii have showed the strongest antimicrobial effect against all strains of treated bacteria and fungi. Staphylococcus aureus, Lysteria monocytogenes, and Salmonella typhimurium proved to be the most sensitive bacterial strains. Penicillium funiculosum proved to be the most sensitive micromycete, while P. ochrochloron and P. verrucosum var. cyclopium the most resistant micromycetes. The pygidial secretion of C. coriaceus has showed antibacterial potential solely against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigatus, A. versicolor, A. ochraceus, and P. ochrochloron. Antibacterial properties of pygidial gland secretion of A. parallelepipedus were achieved against P. aeruginosa, while antifungal activity was detected against five of the eight tested micromycetes (A. fumigatus, A. versicolor, A. ochraceus, Trichoderma viride, and P. verrucosum var. cyclopium). Commercial antibiotics Streptomycin and Ampicillin and mycotics Ketoconazole and Bifonazole, applied as the positive controls, showed higher antibacterial/antifungal properties for all bacterial and fungal strains. The results of this observation might have a significant impact on the environmental aspects and possible medical purpose in the future.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-016-1358-z
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ISSN:0028-1042
1432-1904
DOI:10.1007/s00114-016-1358-z