Vibrio spp.from Macrobrachium amazonicum prawn farming are inhibited by Moringa oleifera extracts

Objective:To investigate the in vitro antimicrobial potential of extracts of stem,leaves,flowers,pods and seeds of Moringu okifera(M.okifera) against Vibrio spp.from hatchery water and the prawn Mmrobrachium amazonicum.Methods:The ethanol extracts of stem,leaves,pods and seeds and chloroform extract of flowers of M.oleifera were tested against Vibrio cholerue(V.cholerae) serogroups non-O1/non-O139(n=4).Vibrio vulnificus(n=l) and Vibrio mimicus(n=1).Escherichia coli(E.coli)(ATCC(?) 25922) was used as quality control.Vibrio species were obtained from Macmbrachium amazonicum prawns and from hatchery water from prawn farming.The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration(MIC) was determined by broth microdilution method.Results:The best result was obtained with the ethanol extract of pods,which inhibited three strains of the V.choleme,Vibrio vulnificus,Vibrio minimis and E.coli(MIC range 0.312-5.000 mg/mL).The chloroform extract of flowers was effective against all V.chokrae strains and E.coli(MIC range 0.625-1.250 mg/mL).However,the ethanol extracts of stem and seeds showed low effectiveness in inhibiting the bacterial growth.Conclusions:The extracts of pods,flowers and leaves of M.oleifera have potential for the control of Vibrio spp.Further studies are necessary to isolate the bioaetive compounds responsible for this antimicrobial activity.

Clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Brazil: Genotyping and detection of virulence gene

Objective: To evaluate the genetic diversity of clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei(B.pseudomallei) recovered in Ceara, Brazil, and screen these isolates for the presence of type three secretion system virulence gene.Methods: Nineteen B.pseudomallei isolates(9 from clinical cases and 10 from soils)were analyzed.Random amplified polymorphic DNA was performed with primers OPQ-2, OPQ-4 and OPQ-16 to evaluate the genetic diversity, and type three secretion system gene was detected through polymerase chain reaction.Results: Random amplified polymorphic DNA showed a genetic relatedness of approximately 50% among the tested B.pseudomallei isolates, which were grouped into two clades, of which the biggest ones comprised 18/19 isolates for primer OPQ-2, and 17/19 isolates for primer OPQ-16.Primer OPQ-4 grouped the isolates into three clades comprising 1/19, 3/19 and 15/19 isolates.Additionally, type three secretion system gene was detected in all tested isolates.Conclusions: This is an effort to type B.pseudomallei strains from Ceara, which is important for better understanding this pathogen, contributing for the epidemiological surveillance of melioidosis in this endemic region.