the present study was conducted to examine the effects of essential oil satureja hortensis l. on antifungal properties in feed staff using an in vitro system. for this purpose, the samples of feed stuff sterilized in an autoclave and then were added 2 ml of spore aspergillus flavus to each sample (300 g of feed stuff). the amount 3 ml of different concentration of essential oil (0, 300, 400, 50...

Background & Aim:Cadmium is an important industrial and environmental pollutant. Cadmium is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic heavy metals to organisms. This heavy metal mainly distributes to the liver and kidney in humans and animal and, causing acute hepatic injury. Experimental: The ethanol extract of Satureja hortensis L. (Lamiaceae family), was evaluated for its activity aga...

background and aims: one of the most common chronic diseases in the world is tooth decay. a variety of bacteria are involved in this disorder of which streptococcus mutants is the most common. essential oils are considered as new natural compounds for use in combating drug-resistant bacteria. this study was aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of some essential oils prepared from eucaly...

plant growth promoting bacteria with various mechanisms such as an increase in uptake and availability of nutrients can improve plant growth. in order to evaluate the effects of biofertilizers and vermicompost on quantitative characteristics and essential oil content of vegetative parts of summer savory, a field experiment was conducted during growing season of 2008- 2009 at agriculture researc...