Antibacterial Activity of Furamizole on Mycoplasma gallisepticum

Seo, I.S.

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1973;13(1):35-38.

I.S. Seo

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture Seoul National University

Mycoplasma gallisepticum에 대한 Furamizole의 항균력(抗菌力) 시험(試驗)

서익수

서울대학교 농과대학 수의학과

Abstract

It was discovered that furamizole, one of the nitrofuran derivatives, possesses a strong antibacterial activity upon various organisms. Since then, a number of nitrofuran derivatives have been examined for antibacterial activity. This experiment was carried in vitro to evaluate with regard to antibacterial activity upon Mycoplasma gallisepticum. As a result, furamizole was found to be a good effective compound upon Mycoplasma gallisepticum. Furamizole inhibited the growths of the three strains of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and two strains of the same species at a concentration of $0.064{mu}g/mI$. and $0.016{mu}g/mI$. In short, there were not great differences in sensitivity to furamizole among the five strains tested.