Inhibitory activities of ethanolic extracts of two macrofungi against eggs and miracidia of Fasciola spp
Fascioliasis is a disease of livestock which is now recognized as an emerging disease in humans. and are known for their medicinal properties. The use of ethanolic extracts of these macrofungi against the eggs and miracidia of spp. is a promising method to break the parasite transmission cycle. The...
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Published in | Open life sciences Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 504 - 510 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Poland
De Gruyter
01.01.2018
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Summary: | Fascioliasis is a disease of livestock which is now recognized as an emerging disease in humans.
and
are known for their medicinal properties. The use of ethanolic extracts of these macrofungi against the eggs and miracidia of
spp. is a promising method to break the parasite transmission cycle. The aim of the study is to evaluate the inhibitory effects of ethanolic extracts of the mushrooms on eggs and miracidia of
spp. Concentrated eggs and miracidia of
spp. were exposed to different concentrations (1-8 mg/ml) of extracts of
(GEE) and
(CEE) at different time intervals. GEE showed superior antiparasitic activities when compared to CEE at all concentrations tested. Significant positive correlations were observed between the concentration of GEE and mortality in miracidia (r=0.980,
<0.05) and CEE and mortality in miracidia (r= 0.968,
<0.05). The study showed that ethanolic extracts of
and
have ovicidal and miracicidal activities. While
showed excellent activities, activities in
were moderate. Therefore, these mushroom extracts can be regarded as promising sources of bioactive compounds that could be developed into ovicides and miracicides. |
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ISSN: | 2391-5412 2391-5412 |
DOI: | 10.1515/biol-2018-0060 |