In vitro susceptibility of Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al. to geraniol and citronellol |
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Authors: | M. Scortichini Maria Pia Rossi |
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Affiliation: | Istituto Sperimentale per la Patologia Vegetale, Roma, Italy |
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Abstract: | The in vitro antimicrobial activity of geraniol and citronellol towards seven strains of Erwinia amylovora , the causal agent of 'fire blight'of Rosaceous plants, was assessed in tube cultures. All of the strains tested at 1 × 105 cfu/ml were inhibited for 24 h by geraniol in the range 600–1500 mg/1, whereas its minimum bactericidal concentration was 800–1700 mg/1. Citronellol was less effective, being bactericidal for only two of seven strains. RIF-NY, isolated from apple orchards, was relatively resistant to geraniol; 1700 mg/1 of the chemical only reduced the growth of an inoculum of 1 × 107 cfu/ml. In general, such terpenoids commenced exerting a bactericidal effect 6 h after addition to the suspensions, even if geraniol added at 1700 mg/1 to 1 × 103 cfu/ml of five strains, commenced its bactericidal activity earlier than 6 h. |
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