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Morales-Serna FN, Martínez-Brown JM, Avalos-Soriano A, Sarmiento-Vázquez S, Hernández-Inda ZL, Medina-Guerrero RM, Fajer-Ávila EJ, Ibarra-Castro L. The Efficacy of Geraniol and ß-Citronellol against Freshwater and Marine Monogeneans. J Aquat Anim Health 2020; 32:127-132. [PMID: 32506710 DOI: 10.1002/aah.10109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Monogeneans are parasitic flatworms that may be a threat for finfish aquaculture. In this study, the anthelmintic activity of two terpenes, geraniol and β-citronellol, was tested in vitro against ancyrocephalin and diplectanid monogeneans. Experiments were performed in both water and a culture medium. We observed that monogeneans in culture medium may be more tolerant to treatments compared with bioassays performed only in water. Concentrations of 300 mg/L of both compounds were required to kill 100% of monogeneans at 1 h postexposure. The toxicity of β-citronellol to fish was not evaluated. However, geraniol at 300 mg/L and 150 mg/L killed juvenile Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and White Snook Centropomus viridis, respectively, after a few minutes. Therefore, the present work suggests that other alternatives should be studied for use against monogeneans in aquaculture.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francisco N Morales-Serna
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Av. Sábalo-Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, 82112, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida, 9505 Oceanshore Boulevard, St Augustine, Florida, 32080, USA
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Morales-Serna FN, Caña-Bozada VH, López-Moreno DG, Medina-Guerrero RM, Morales-Serna JA, Fajer-Ávila EJ. In vitro efficacy of two terpenes against ancyrocephalid monogeneans from Nile tilapia. J Parasit Dis 2019; 43:739-742. [PMID: 31749549 DOI: 10.1007/s12639-019-01150-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Terpenes are naturally produced compounds with a broad range of biological activities. Currently, there is limited information regarding the anthelminthic effect of terpenes against monogenean parasites of fish. The aim of this work was to evaluate the in vitro efficacy of two terpenes [α-terpinene and (+)-limonene oxide] against ancyrocephalid monogeneans found on farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). (+)-Limonene oxide was more effective in killing these parasites than α-terpinene, with 86 and 90% mortality at concentrations of 36 and 55.4 mg/L, respectively, with a 5-h treatment. The estimated 5-h EC50 of (+)-limonene oxide was 4.8 mg/L. Even though this compound has the potential to be used as an anthelmintic compound in finfish aquaculture, before in vivo experiments are performed, additional studies are needed to find a more effective concentration, as well as to evaluate other terpenic compounds.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francisco N Morales-Serna
- 1CONACYT, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, 82112 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
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- 2Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, 82112 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
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- 2Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, 82112 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
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- 2Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, 82112 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
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- 3Instituto de Química Aplicada, Universidad del Papaloapan, Tuxtepec, Oaxaca Mexico
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- 2Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, 82112 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico
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Morales-Serna FN, Medina-Guerrero RM, Pimentel-Acosta C, Ramírez-Tirado JH, Fajer-Ávila EJ. Parasite Infections in Farmed Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Sinaloa, Mexico. COMP PARASITOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1654/1525-2647-85.2.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Francisco N. Morales-Serna
- CONACYT, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán 82100, Sinaloa, Mexico (e-mail: )
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán 82100, Sinaloa, Mexico (e-mail: )
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán 82100, Sinaloa, Mexico (e-mail: )
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- Comité Estatal de Sanidad Acuícola de Sinaloa, Culiacán 80140, Sinaloa, Mexico (e-mail: )
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C., Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán 82100, Sinaloa, Mexico (e-mail: )
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