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Research Project: Integrated Management of Stable Flies Location:
                                Agroecosystem Management Research Title:   Author  item
                                            GHOSH, ANURADHA - Kansas State Universityitem
                                            ZHU, ENYA - Brown Universityitem
                                            WANG, HAICHUAN - University Of Nebraskaitem
                                            ZUREK, LUDEK - Kansas State Universityitem
                                            Zhu, Junwei

                                                         - *Jerry*
  Submitted to: Natural Product Communications
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 10/1/2020
                                    Publication  Date: 3/26/2021
                                    Citation: Ghosh, A., Zhu, E.V., Wang, H., Zurek, L., Zhu, J.J. 2021. Antibacterial activities of nepetalactones against public health-related pathogens. Natural Product Communications. 11(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X211004875.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X211004875                                                              
                                Interpretive Summary: Catnip is known for its pseudo-narcotic effects on cats. The flowers and leaves of catnip have been reported to be antispasmodic, antitussive, astringent, carminative and diaphoretic. Antioxidant activity of catnip oils has been demonstrated. Recently, we have discovered strong repellency against biting flies and inhibition on fly larval growth from catnip oil. During the course of several studies, we observed that the catnip oil treated stable fly larval media with excessive growth of fungi, compared to the control, which might indicate its suppression of bacterial growth within a balanced bacteria-fungi system. The present study reports how catnip oil suppresses the growth of bacteria in the stable fly larval media, as well as their antibacterial activities found against several pathogens.
                                Technical Abstract: Antimicrobial activities of (Z,E)- and (E,Z)-nepetalactones, two major compositional compounds from the essential oil of catnip (Nepeta cataria), were demonstrated in growth inhibition of various bacteria isolated from the stable fly larval development media. In addition, their antibacterial properties were also shown the effectiveness against several clinic pathogens, with reported strong antibiotic resistance.


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