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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Antibacterial Activity of Some Essential Oils/Herbal Extracts Against Bacteria Isolated from Ball Pythons (

Corina Pascu, Viorel Herman, Luminita Costinar, Corina Badea, Valentin Gros, Georgeta Stefan

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Corina PascuDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1013-0437
Viorel HermanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7118-6488
Luminita CostinarDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", 300645 Timisoara, Romania.
Corina BadeaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-1951-3635
Valentin GrosDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", 300645 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8420-0090
Georgeta StefanClinical Sciences 1 Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, 105 Splaiul Independentei, 5th District, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7234-1865

Funding

University of Life Sciences "king Mihai I" from Timisoara Romania This research paper is supported by the project "Increasing the impact of excellence research on the capacity for innovation and technology transfer within USV Timisoara" code 6 PFE, submitted in the competition Program 1-Development of the national syste
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRespiratory diseases are among the main causes of morbidity and mortality in captive reptiles. In Romania, pneumonia is a frequently observed illness affecting pet reptiles. Key factors contributing to the high incidence of pneumonia include inadequate animal husbandry, poor nutrition, and insufficient hygiene practices. Bacteria may act as primary pathogens or as facilitators of disease severity.

methodsThis study investigates bacterial strains from multiple genera and species (

resultsThe incidence of

conclusionsWanting to deepen our understanding of the microorganisms that can infect ball pythons and recognizing that all isolated bacteria have zoonotic potential, this paper highlights some common issues faced by exotic animal owners and suggests that treatments should also include the use of essential oils.

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antimicrobial resistanceball pythonsessential oils/herbal extractsrespiratory disease

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PMID40558139
PMCPMC12189463

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