TY - JOUR T1 - Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Pogostemon cablin Against Bacteria from Milk of Dairy Cows Suffering with Mastitis AU - Peng, Cheng AU - Dai, Min AU - Wan, Feng AU - Peng, Fu JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 11 IS - 18 SP - 3289 EP - 3297 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2012.3289.3297 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.3289.3297 KW - Pogostemon cablin KW -essential oil KW -bovine mastitis KW -in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity KW -antibacterial mechanism KW -China AB - Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of 3 extracts and oil from Pogostemon cablin against isolates from milk produced by dairy cow with mastitis were determined by Agar Dilution Method. Water extract had low activity; ethanol extract and ethanol-water extract had moderate effects having MICs ranging from 25.0-100.0, 12.5-100.0 mg mL-1, respectively. Oil had strong activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates with MICs ranging from 0.2-8.2 mg mL-1. Oil also, showed strong efficacy in mouse peritonitis model infected with S. aureus or E. coli. Their actions were dose-dependent. Obvious morphological changes were observed by TEM in oil-treated E. coli or S. aureus such as a remarkable electron-light region small electron-dense granules disturbed cytoplasmic membrane and abnormal cell division. In conclusion, antibacterial substance of P. cablin was oil which had broad-spectrum antibacterial activities so to make it a potential candidate as antibacterial agent to treat bovine mastitis. ER -