Antibacterial efficacy of Moringa oleifera leaf extract against pyogenic bacteria isolated from a dromedary camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) abscess

• Published in: Veterinary World Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 802 - 808
• Main Authors: Fouad, Ehab Ali, Abu Elnaga, Azza S M, Kandil, Mai M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Veterinary World 01-06-2019
• Subjects: Abscess; Abscesses; Amikacin; Aminoglycosides; Anemia; Antibacterial activity; Antibacterial agents; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; camel abscess; Camels; Camelus dromedarius; Ciprofloxacin; Citrobacter; Corynebacterium; Escherichia coli; Ethanol; Gentamicin; Health aspects; Infection; Infections; Klebsiella; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Moringa oleifera; Neomycin; Novobiocin; Plant extracts; Pneumonia; Proteus vulgaris; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudotuberculosis; pyogenic bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus infections; Streptomycin; Sulfamethoxazole; Tetracyclines; Trimethoprim; Vancomycin; Egypt; antibacterial activity; camel abscess; Moringa oleifera; pyogenic bacteria
• ISSN: 0972-8988; 2231-0916
• DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.802-808

Abscess in camel is one of the most important bacterial infections. It causes anemia and emaciation, resulting in an economic loss due to carcass condemnation and a decrease in reproductive and production efficiency.
This investigation aimed to isolate the bacteria from abscesses in camels and evaluate the antibacterial activity of
extracts.
Disk diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration were used for the evaluation of the antibacterial activity of
extracts against isolated bacteria from camel abscesses.
The isolated bacteria were displayed relatively as follows:
(30.4%),
(25.8%),
(17.8%),
(10.5%),
(8.5%),
(8.5%),
spp. (6.7%),
(5.2%),
spp. (4.2%), and
(1.7%). The drugs of choice for
isolates were ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, whereas amikacin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, neomycin, novobiocin, streptomycin, and vancomycin were for
s isolates. Moreover, the ethanol extracts of
showed higher antibacterial efficacy than the cold aqueous extracts.
is considered one of the new infection-fighting strategies in controlling pyogenic bacteria responsible for camel abscesses.