Abstract
Copaiba oil is a natural product used by Amazonian populations and recognized for its medicinal properties because it has significant antimicrobial activity for several pathogenic microorganisms. The present work aimed to evaluate and characterize the effect of natural oil produced by copaiba - Copaifera multijuga against multiresistant isolates of bubaline mastitis. The nitrocefin test was performed with isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from bubaline mastitis, which were 100% positive for beta-lactamase enzyme detection. Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of 25% to 3.12% was obtained for Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli and 50% and 25% for S. aureus, but Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus subtilis were resistant. MBC with 12.5% and 6.25% oil were obtained for most multiresistant bubaline mastitis isolates from the states of Pernambuco, Ceará, Bahia and Alagoas. The results demonstrated the great potential of using copaiba natural oil in the treatment of buffalo mastitis.
Highlights
Copaiba oil is extracted from the Copaifera arboreal vegetable of the Caesalpinaceae family
Considering the information about the potential of Copaiba natural oil, this study aimed to evaluate and characterize the oil extracted from Copaifera multijuga against multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus of bubaline mastitis from four dairy farms in the States from Brazil (Pernambuco, Ceará, Bahia and Alagoas)
Microorganisms Isolates of Murrah buffalo mastitis previously identified as multiresistant (Medeiros et al 2009) Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from buffaloes from four dairy farms located in the states of Pernambuco (n = 15), Ceará (n = 31), Alagoas (n = 53) and Bahia (n = 118), totaling 217 isolates
Summary
Copaiba oil is extracted from the Copaifera arboreal vegetable of the Caesalpinaceae family. The first should be made 1 meter above the base of the plant and the second from 1 to 1.5 meters above the first (Pieri et al 2009) It has been used for medicinal purposes since 1638 when was described the first time by Marcgraf and Piso, this vegetable is popularly known for treating conditions such as cystitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, skin infections such as dermatitis, chronic diarrhea, and other applications (Trindade et al 2018). The phytochemical composition of Copaiba oil varies depending on the species from which it is derived. It mainly consists of sesquiterpenes, diterpenes and β-caryophyllene (Veiga & Pinto 2002, Leandro et al 2012, Becker et al 2020)
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