Quillaja saponaria (Molina) Extracts Inhibits In Vitro Piscirickettsia salmonis Infections

P. salmonis infections are the cause of major bacterial disease in salmonids in Chile, and the reason for using more antibiotics compared to other salmon-producing countries. Vaccination and antibiotics have not been efficient and new approaches are needed. The safety of Quillaja saponaria extracts was measured by cytotoxicity using flow cytometry of cytopathic and death of fish cell cultures and efficacy was assessed using in vitro infection models with pathogenic P. salmonis. Cytotoxicity was low and control of in vitro infections was achieved with all products, with protection of over 90%. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were much higher than those in the infection using cell cultures. These results suggest a dual mechanism of action where less purified extracts with a combination of saponin and non-saponin components simultaneously decrease P. salmonis infection while protecting cell lines, rather than exerting a direct antimicrobial effect. Quillaja saponins controlled in vitro infections with P. salmonis and could be considered good candidates for a new, safe and sustainable method of controlling fish bacterial infectious diseases. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Palabras clave

Antibiotic usage; Chile; Fish pathology; Plant medicines; Salmonids; SRS

Citación

Animals Open Access Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages 1 - 122020 Article number 2286

URI

http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/21418

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FM - Artículos de Revista

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