ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Mohamed Z.M. Salem1, Ashraf A. Hatamleh2 and Hayssam M. Ali2,3
1Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Agriculture (EL-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
2Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
3Department of Timber Trees Research, Sabahia Horticulture Research Station, Horticulture Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Alexandria, Egypt.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(5):3909-3913
© The Author(s). 2014
Received: 10/08/2014 | Accepted: 20/09/2014 | Published: 31/10/2014
Abstract

In the present study the oily and resinous fractions of cone from Pinus roxburghii Sarg., was evaluated at different concentration (4000, 2000, 1000 and 500 µg/mL) against the growth of some plant and human pathogenic bacteria namely; Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Ralstonia solanacearum, Erwinia amylovora and Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion susceptibility test. The resinous fraction showed the highest antibacterial activity against the growth of Erwinia amylovora with inhibition zones 35 mm, 30 mm, 30 mm, and 22.33±2.51 mm, with the concentrations of 4000 µg/mL, 2000 µg/mL, 1000 µg/mL, and 500 µg/mL, respectively, and Bacillus subtilis at the concentration of 4000 µg/mL (Inhibition zone value of 13.33±1.52 mm) and at 2000 µg/mL (12 mm). The oily fraction showed good activity against Bacillus subtilis, and Ralstonia solanacearum at the concentrations of 4000 µg/mL with Inhibition zone values of 14.33±1.15 mm, and 13±1.73 mm, respectively. The resinous fraction from cone extract of Pinus roxburghii could be useful as a natural biocide tool for controlling the growth of Erwinia amylovora.

Keywords

Pinus roxburghii, Cone, Oily fraction, Resinous fraction, Antibacterial activity

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