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Erythromycin and Melaleuca armillaris Essential Oil Combination against Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Dairy Cows

Version 1 : Received: 5 July 2022 / Approved: 7 July 2022 / Online: 7 July 2022 (04:05:55 CEST)

How to cite: Buldain, D.; Gortari Castillo, L.; Buchamer, A.V.; Bandoni, A.; Marchetti, L.; Mestorino, N. Erythromycin and Melaleuca armillaris Essential Oil Combination against Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Dairy Cows. Preprints 2022, 2022070105. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0105.v1 Buldain, D.; Gortari Castillo, L.; Buchamer, A.V.; Bandoni, A.; Marchetti, L.; Mestorino, N. Erythromycin and Melaleuca armillaris Essential Oil Combination against Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Dairy Cows. Preprints 2022, 2022070105. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202207.0105.v1

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus frequently causes subclinical mastitis around the world with high impact in milk industry and public health. Essential oils (EO) are recognized antimicrobials that can be synergistic with antibiotics. The main objective of this study was evaluating the essential oil (EO) of Melaleuca armillaris as an adjuvant of erythromycin (ERY) for the alternative treatment of bovine mastitis caused by S. aureus. The Minimum Inhibitory and Bactericidal Concentrations (MIC and MBC) of EO, ERY, and its combinations were established against S. aureus at different pHs (7.4, 6.5 and 5.0), emulating extra and intracellular conditions. Sensible (N=3) and resistant (N=3) strains to ERY and S. aureus ATCC 29213 as control were used. Math models were applied to described the antibacterial activity of EO and combinations EO-ERY. The EO was bactericidal against all the strains independently of the pH with a slightly improvement in acid conditions. The synergism between EO and ERY was estimated by the Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index (FIC) and by mathematical modeling of the bacterial killing data. Synergism was observed with ERY, where combinations had bactericidal activity also even with pH modification. M. armillaris EO is an interesting adjuvant for ERY, being a promissory option for further analysis of intracellular efficacy against S. aureus.

Keywords

Melaleuca armillaris; essential oil; erythromycin; Staphylococcus aureus; synergism; mastitis

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine

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