For years, gas chlorination has been the adopted disinfection technology in treatment of Maltese potable water. Despite its strong bacterial inactivation potential, traditional generates high free chlorine residual and by-products that compromise sensory attributes drinking water deter population from consuming it. We have identified plausible alternative-to-gas-chlorination technologies for tr...

Development of antibiotic resistance is a major challenge for antibiotics as an effective treatment approach infectious diseases and pathogenic microbes with to will become difficult be treated. Therefore, new therapy method, which safe can inactivate effectively without developing resistance, highly needed. Ultraviolet irradiation well known its ability microbial inactivation it widely used in...

The goal of this study was to determine the effects of the L-type calcium channel blockers verapamil and diltiazem on the currents of voltage-gated potassium channel (fKv1.4ΔN), an N-terminal-deleted mutant of the ferret Kv1.4 potassium channel. Measurements were made using a two electrode voltage clamp technique with channels expressed stably in Xenopus oocytes. The fKv1.4ΔN currents displayed...

Background and Objective: The increasing demand for the discovery of next-generation antimicrobials necessitates the use of plant extracts as alternatives. This study investigates the antibacterial efficacy of extracted cinnamon essential oil (CEO) and commercial cinnamaldehyde (CN) against foodborne pathogens. Methods: Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was used to screen the antimicrobial pot...

A pilot-scale treatment system of atmospheric plasma jet (APJ) was developed and its effects on the inactivation natural bacteria in rice germ, black pepper powder, sesame were investigated. The optimal sample amount, rotary valve speed, operation time, pressure for determined to be 200 g, 40 rpm, 10 min, 0.2 MPa, respectively, which inactivated by 1.4, 1.0, 1.4 log CFU/g, respectively. Dust re...

Soil enzymes are central to ecosystem processes because they mediate numerous reactions that essential in biogeochemical cycles. However, how soil enzyme activities will respond global warming is uncertain. We reviewed the literature on mechanisms linking temperature effects and microbial communities, outlined a conceptual overview these changes may influence carbon fluxes terrestrial ecosystem...