Antimycoplasmal Activities of Compounds from Solanum aculeastrum and Piliostigma thonningii against Strains from the Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster

Antimycoplasmal Activities of Compounds from Solanum aculeastrum and Piliostigma thonningii against Strains from the Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster

Infections caused by Mycoplasma species belonging to the ‘mycoides cluster’ negatively affect the agricultural sector through losses in livestock productivity. These Mycoplasma strains are resistant to many conventional antibiotics due to the total lack of cell wall. Therefore, there is an urgent ne...

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Main Authors: Francisca Kama-Kama, Leonidah K. Omosa, Joseph Nganga, Naomi Maina, Georges Osanjo, Souaibou Yaouba, Muhammad Ilias, Jacob Midiwo, Jan Naessens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
antimycoplasmal activities
Solanum aculeastrum
Piliostigma thonningii
Mycoplasma mycoides
glycosidic steroidal alkaloid
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2017.00920/full

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