Protective effects of dietary Ocimum basilicum and Thymus vulgaris essential oils on growth performance, immune response, and disease resistance following challenge with Aeromonas hydrophila in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

Salah M Aly, Heba M A Abdelrazek, Nada H Eidaroos, Samar I Mostafa, Doaa S Farid, Noha I ElBanna, Mohamed Fathi

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Salah M AlyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8497-0885

Heba M A AbdelrazekDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.

Nada H EidaroosDepartment of Bacteriology, Immunology, and Mycology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.

Samar I MostafaDepartment of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Fish Farming and Technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.

Doaa S FaridEnvironmental Protection Department, Faculty of Environmental Agriculture Science, Arish University, Arish, Egypt.

Noha I ElBannaDepartment of Aquaculture Diseases Control, Fish Farming and Technology Institute, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.

Mohamed FathiNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo, Egypt. aquavet@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2668-8451

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Intensive farming of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) heightens susceptibility to infectious diseases, including motile aeromonad septicemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, thereby necessitating sustainable alternatives to antibiotics. This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) essential oil (1% w/w) and Thymus vulgaris (thyme) essential oil (0.5% w/w) on growth performance, hematological parameters, serum biochemistry, innate immune responses, cytokine profiles, and resistance to experimental A. hydrophila challenge. A total of 180 juvenile Nile tilapia (initial weight 13.21 ± 0.16 g) were randomly assigned to three dietary treatment groups (three replicates of 20 fish per treatment) and fed for 60 days: (1) basal control diet, (2) basal diet supplemented with 1% O. basilicum essential oil, and (3) basal diet supplemented with 0.5% T. vulgaris essential oil. Fish then received intraperitoneal A. hydrophila challenge (0.1 mL of 1.5 × 10

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CichlidsFish DiseasesGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsOcimum basilicumOils, VolatileThymus PlantAeromonas hydrophilaAnimal FeedAnimalsCytokinesDietDietary SupplementsDisease ResistanceImmunity, InnatePlant OilsCytokinesOils, VolatilePlant OilsAeromonas hydrophilaAquacultureDisease resistanceEssential oilsImmunostimulantNile tilapiaOcimum basilicumPhytobioticThymus vulgaris

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PMID42400869

DOI10.1007/s10695-026-01733-w

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