Abstract We provide the floristic treatment for Acanthaceae in Serra Negra, a region belonging to Mantiqueira Range. recorded nine genera and 16 species of Acanthaceae: Aphelandra longiflora, Hygrophila costata, Hypoestes phyllostachya, Justicia carnea, J. citrina, dasyclados, minensis, serrana, Lepidagathis kameyamana, Mendoncia puberula, M. velloziana, Odontonema barleriodes, Ruellia brevifol...

given the inappropriate use of antibiotics and prevalence of resistant bacteria, there is urgentneed for antibacterial drugs that have fewer side effects than antibiotics. satureja bachtiaricais a medicinal plant which had many uses in traditional medicine. in this research, the ethanolextract of leave of satureja bachtiarica is tested on coagulase-negative staphylococcus strains.materials and ...

biofilm is a community of bacteria which are attaching to a surface. they are responsible for many of catheter related or dental plaque related infectious diseases. different approaches have been used for preventing biofilm related infections in health care settings. many of these methods have disadvantages such as chemical based complications, and emergent antibiotic resistant strains. therefo...

background and objectives : the aim of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of satureja hortensis and trachyspermum copticum essential oils against different kinds of microorganisms in vitro. material and methods : the antimicrobial activity was evaluated by micro broth dilution assay and analysis of essential oils chemical composition by gc and gc/ms a...

An experiment was conducted to examine the effects on mortality, production performance, water intake (WI), and organ weight of Satureja khuzistanica essential oil (SkEO) using 720 1-day-old Arian broiler chicks in a 42-day trial. Experimental treatments were addition of 0 (control(-)), 200, 300, 400, and 500 mg/L SkEO or 500 mg/L polysorbate 80 (control(+)) into drinking water. The birds were ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of denture stomatitis has been shown to vary from 15 to 65% in complete denture wearers. Satureja hortensis L. has been considered to have antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antimicrobial activities in vitro and exhibits strong inhibitory effect on the growth of periodontal bacteria. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 1% gel formula...