In vitro efficacy of allicin on chicken Eimeria tenella sporozoites

Chicken coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease caused by Eimeria spp. It is controlled and treated using chemical anticoccidial agents. Development of partial or complete resistance toward these anticoccidials is considered a major problem in poultry industry. Allicin is an organosulfur compound p...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2015-10, Vol.114 (10), p.3913-3915
Main Authors: Alnassan, Alaa Aldin, Thabet, Ahmed, Daugschies, Arwid, Bangoura, Berit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Chickens
Chickens - parasitology
Coccidiosis - drug therapy
Coccidiosis - parasitology
Coccidiostats - administration & dosage
Control
Eimeria tenella - drug effects
Eimeria tenella - growth & development
Garlic - chemistry
Health aspects
Host-parasite relationships
Immunology
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Organosulfur compounds
Plant Extracts - administration & dosage
Poultry Diseases - drug therapy
Poultry Diseases - parasitology
Short Communication
Sporozoa
Sporozoites - drug effects
Sporozoites - growth & development
Sulfinic Acids - administration & dosage
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Summary:Chicken coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease caused by Eimeria spp. It is controlled and treated using chemical anticoccidial agents. Development of partial or complete resistance toward these anticoccidials is considered a major problem in poultry industry. Allicin is an organosulfur compound produced as a result of the reaction between alliin and alliinase after hacking of garlic. In this study, tenfold dilution from 180 mg/ml to 1.8 ng/ml of allicin in distilled water was tested against E. tenella in vitro. The percent of inhibition in allicin was from 99.9 to 71.53 % using 180 mg/ml and 180 ng/ml, respectively. The percent of inhibition was 56.24 % using 1.8 ng/ml. We used allicin as a treatment from plants against chicken coccidiosis; however, in vivo study should be performed to confirm these results.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-015-4637-2