title: Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare on phytopathogenic strains isolated from soybean.
abstract: The aim of this work was to study the antimicrobial activity of essential oils obtained from Thymus vulgaris (thyme) and Origanum vulgare (oregano) on phytopathogenic Pseudomonas species isolated from soybean. Strains with characteristics of P. syringae were isolated from leaves of soybean plants with blight symptoms. Ten of these could be identified in Group Ia of LOPAT as P. syringae. Six of these were confirmed as P. syringae using 16S rRNA, indicating the presence of these phytopathogenic bacteria in east and central Argentina. All the phytopathogenic bacteria were re-isolated and identified from the infected plants. MIC values for thyme were 11.5 and 5.7 mg·ml(-1) on P. syringae strains, while oregano showed variability in the inhibitory activity. Both essential oils inhibited all P. syringae strains, with better inhibitory activity than the antibiotic streptomycin. The oils were not bactericidal for all pseudomonads. Both oils contained high carvacrol (29.5% and 19.7%, respectively) and low thymol (1.5%). Natural products obtained from aromatic plants represent potential sources of molecules with biological activity that could be used as new alternatives for the treatment of phytopathogenic bacteria infections.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Inmunologia, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fco-Qcas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Rio Cuarto, Argentina.
authors.forename: M de las M
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Carezzano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giuliano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daghero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zygadlo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogino
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demo
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001118:Argentina; D001483:Base Sequence; D000081007:Cymenes; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031341:Origanum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000382:microbiology; D044224:Pseudomonas syringae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D013025:Glycine max / Q000382:microbiology*; D013943:Thymol / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D046930:Thymus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000081007:Cymenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013943:Thymol; C073316:carvacrol
keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Pseudomonas syringae; bacterial common blight; essential oil