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Inhibition of the Citrus Bacterial Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri through Aloysia gratissima Essential Oil and Flourensia spp. Extracts and Prenylflavonoids

Author(s): Miguel Ángel Castillo, María Guadalupe Reyes, Elsa Mónica Farfán Torres and María Laura Uriburu*

Volume 18, Issue 7, 2022

Published on: 15 February, 2022

Article ID: e161221199070 Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/1573407218666211216105644

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Abstract

Background: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri is a gram-negative bacterium that affects citrus crops, causing a disease known as citrus canker. Although essential oils and other compounds isolated from plants represent a natural alternative to treat this disease, they have the disadvantage of having low solubility in the media in which the bioassays to determine antimicrobial activity are performed. This has led several researchers to evaluate the solubility of plant essential oils in alternative solvents.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the solubility of the essential oil from Aloysia gratissima as well as that of low-polarity extracts and pure compounds of the genus Flourensia in diluted agar/Tween 80 solutions to test and improve their antimicrobial activity against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri.

Methods: Antimicrobial activity against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri was determined by bioautography, agar diffusion, and microdilution methods.

Results: The A. gratissima oil showed increased activity in the agar (0.15% m/v)/Tween80 (0.5% v/v) 1:1 mixture, with MIC values ranging from 75 to 100 μL/mL, while Flourensia spp. extracts were more soluble in agar solution (0.15% m/v). The pure compounds tested presented MIC values ranging from 50 to 150 μg/mL.

Conclusion: The proven antimicrobial activity of both Aloysia gratissima essential oil and Flourensia spp. extracts and pure compounds allows proposing these natural products as potential antimicrobial agents in the control of citrus canker.

Keywords: Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, citrus canker, Aloysia gratissima, Flourensia, prenylflavonoids.

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