Efficacy of Ocimum gratissimum essential oil against the monogenean Cichlidogyrus tilapiae gill parasite of Nile tilapia

ABSTRACT The phythotherapy is an alternative to use of chemotherapeutical agents against monogenean infection. This study evaluated the anthelmintic activity of essential oil Ocimum gratissimum against monogenean Cichlidogyrus tilapiae as well as its acute toxicity in tilapia juveniles. The mean let...

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Main Authors: J.O. Meneses, M.V.S. do Couto, N.C. Sousa, F. dos S. Cunha, H.A. Abe, F.M. Ramos, E.C. Chagas, F.C.M. Chaves, M.L. Martins, A.N. Maria, P.C F. Carneiro, R.Y. Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000200497&lng=en&tlng=en