Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Plant Compound Carvacrol Against Soft Rot Disease Agent Dickeya zeae

• Published in: Current microbiology Vol. 78; no. 9; pp. 3453 - 3463
• Main Authors: Jiang, Shangbo, Zhang, Jingxin, Yang, Qiyun, Sun, Dayuan, Pu, Xiaoming, Shen, Huifang, Li, Qiqin, Wang, Zhongwen, Lin, Birun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agents; Bananas; Biofilms; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Carvacrol; Cell membranes; Crop diseases; Dickeya zeae; Essential oils; Hydrophobicity; Inoculation; Life Sciences; Medical treatment; Membrane potential; Microbiology; Micrography; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Nucleic acids; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Photomicrographs; Plant diseases; Scanning electron microscopy; Seedlings; Signs and symptoms; Soft rot; Swimming; Virulence; Virulence factors

Dickeya zeae is a globally important bacterial pathogen that has been reported to cause severe soft rot diseases in several essential food crops, including bananas, rice, maize, and potatoes. Carvacrol, a hydrophobic terpene component, is found in aromatic plants of the Labiatae family and various e...