BACKGROUND Keeping in mind the commercial application of polygalacturonase (PG) in juice and beverages industry, bacterial strains were isolated from rotten fruits and vegetables to screen for competent producers of PG. OBJECTIVES In this study, the plate method was used for preliminary screening of polygalacturonase-producing bacteria, while the Dinitrosalicylic Acid (DNS) method was used fo...

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain LRB3W1 inhibited the mycelial growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and suppressed the Fusarium wilt of tomato. The chemical fungicide, benomyl, did not suppress the disease incidence at low concentrations. However, the disease incidence was decreased by the combined application of benomyl at low concentrations with strain LRB3W1. Combined application of...

2-Aminoimidazole (2-AI)-based compounds have been shown to efficiently disrupt biofilm formation, disperse existing biofilms, and resensitize numerous multidrug-resistant bacteria to antibiotics. Using Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, we provide initial pharmacological studies regarding the application of a 2-AI as a topical adjuvant for persistent dermal infections. In vitro a...

The comparative effectiveness of remediating water polluted with crude oil, using environment-friendly bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and fungi (Aspergillus niger) were investigated. samples separately treated Aspergillus niger Pseudomonas aeruginosa. bioremediation kinetic efficiency for these systems was studied. At the end periods, oil grease content decreased from 47.0 mg/L in untreated ...

The application of biofertilizers constitutes one of the main components of nutrient management with a fundamental role in sustainable agriculture and the improvement of plant qualitative traits. The present research assessed the effect of various treatments of phosphate solubilizing bacteria including Pantoea agglomerans strain P5 and Pseudomonas putida</...

Nowadays, there is an increased sustained interest in the production of plant-based-drugs for the treatment of many diseases. Moreover, people are welcoming traditional medicines to overcome mild/serious illness. Due to increase in the thrust for the production of plant-based antimicrobials, the present study was performed on Carica papaya leaves. The leaf extract was prepared by using acetone,...

Bacteriophages have been proposed as an alternative to antibiotic usage and several studies on their application in aquaculture have been reported. This review highlights progress to date on phage therapies for the following fish and shellfish diseases and associated pathogens: hemorrhagic septicemia (Aeromonas hydrophila) in loaches, furunculosis (Aeromonas salmonicida) in trout and salmon, ed...

The synthesis of ecofriendly nanoparticles is evergreen branch of nanoscience for biomedical application. In the present study biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and its activity on bacterial pathogens were carried out. SNPs were rapidly synthesized using leaf extract of medicinal plant Cochlospermum religiosum and the formation of nanoparticles was observed within two minutes. The results re...