Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm is one of the problems in antibiotic treatment of infections. Nanomedicines such as chitosan can carry multiple drugs and improve the therapeutic effects of antibiotics. Objectives: The study aimed to synthesis and characterization of ciprofloxacin loaded chitosan nanoparticle for eradication biofilm of P. aeroginosa. Methods: Cipro-CS microparticles...

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess and examine water bodies in Jos, Plateau State for bacterial contamination. Methods: A total ninety four (90) samples were collected aseptically from different sources (stream, well, borehole, tap, dam, storage tanks vendors) locations investigated their contaminants using Most Probable Number Technique (MPN). Structured questionnaires used obtain...

Os probióticos são utilizados há mais de 30 anos na aquicultura, no entanto, melhores resultados têm sido demonstrados usando cepas espécies-específicas, sustentando a premissa da não utilização alóctones. Por este motivo, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar potencial probiótico bactérias ácido lácticas provenientes microbiota intestinal tambaqui. As isoladas foram identificadas acordo com Viei...

The current investigation aims to test the susceptibility of human pathogenic clinical isolates and MTCC strains leaf seed extracts Terminalia catappa Nigella sativa. Disc diffusion assay, micro dilution assay minimum Bactericidal Concentration investigated bacteria extracts. active extract was subjected phytochemical screening, separation phytochemicals by Thin Layer Chromatography, bioactivit...

Background : Paper currencies are widely exchanged, and because they exchanged from one place to another person another, can serve as ways of transmission multi-resistant bacterial diseases. Objective The aim the study is isolate contamination in Iraqi currency determine their antibiotic resistance Mosul City. Materials Methods 30 samples paper were collected five local sources population commu...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the important causes of nosocomial infections that easily gains resistance to many antibiotics. This opportunistic pathogen is a major health hazard particularly in immunodeficient patients, patients in intensive care units (ICU) and burn units with life threatening outcome. The bacterium may be originated from different or common sources, and compris...