Antibiotic antibacterial?

[Shyulace]

Hey everyone, I came across a interesting post from a different forum while reading about bacterial rot. It seemed that the person used prescription antibacterial cream on a rot that he had on a leaf. It seemed to stop the spread although the overall effectiveness is still questionable.

Just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiments or experiences could chime in. I actually have a pretty hefty bottle of prescription antibiotics that I didn't even come close to finishing that I was thinking about crushing up and either adding to water or making a paste out of it.

I also wanted to make sure its not going to drop my plant in a instant either if I tried :P

Here is a link to the other post

treatment for bacterial rot [Archive] - Slippertalk Orchid Forum- The best slipper orchid forum for paph, phrag and other lady slipper orchid discussion!

[Eyebabe]

It is highly unlikely that Bactroban has a significant effect on Erwinia or Pseudomonas cattleyae.
Bactroban is used to treat impetigo which is a staph infection of the skin; killing gram positive bacteria.
Mupirocin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Both Erwinia and Pseudomonas are plant bacteria which are Gram negative.
Erwinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acidovorax avenae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Shyulace]

Oh wow, very interesting. I never knew the differences between antibiotics. (I shoulda probably read up on it before asking haha). I'll check which one I have at home so I can see which it would affect.

However, going into theoretics then, for example, if you rubbed neosporin on an area affected by Erwinia. Neosporin contains Neomycin, which is very effective vs gram negative bacteria a semi-effective for positive. It would halt/stop the rot? (Again this is just for speculation)

I realize probably not very cost effective, but then again the inner geek in me wants to figure it out.

I'm going to actually look it up online too now :P

Thanks babe

[Eyebabe]

That would certainly make sense but I am not too confident. Since these bacterial infections travel pretty quickly in plants, I like the copper compound Phyton 27 which has been listed as the chemical of choice for treating Erwinia and Pseudomonas.

Also, it's been a long time since I've looked at the nuances of Microbiology!

[stefpix]

Shyulace...
It is not the best idea to start an antibiotic regime and not finish what was prescribed even if you are feeling better. It is a way to make a selection of the more resistant bacteria and make the antibiotics ineffective in the long run.

If you take antibiotics that you re supposed to take for a week just for 3 days because you feel better some bacteria are still in your system.

[merkity]

i haven't tried a bacterial cream ,but i have used a fungal cream on my orchids ( didn't have anythign else) - and it seems to have worked extremely well. I jsut dabbed a bit on the cut end of the spike that i trimmed and it looks great. that spike is already sprouting again form the node below the cut...

[Orchid126]

Triple antibiotic cream from the drug store has been in use for a long time for certain conditions. Sort of like, try it, and if it works, it's a good thing.