Drinkability of water is determined based on its physical, chemical, and microbial properties. Undesirable changes in these parameters could threaten the health of consumers. The present study aimed to assess the physical, chemical, and microbial parameters of the drinking water sources in Sanandaj, Iran and compare them with the national standard values. This descriptive, cross-sectional study...

Background: Microbial and fungal contamination of agricultural produce has been a health challenge over the years. The present study surveyed microbial and aflatoxin contamination in groundnut, maize, and cowpea collected from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Methods: Ninety samples of maize, groundnut, and cowpea were purchased from six major markets in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The samples were first e...

transmission of human pathogens can be occurred via inert objects. paper currency is a further common contact surface whereby pathogens can be transferred within a population although the significance remains unknown. hence, the aim of the present study was to investigate microbial populations associated with iranian paper currency.this study was carried out by getting 108 samples of the irania...

Fish sauce is a fermented product which is used in south Asian countries. In the present study, Caspian Kilka was used to produce the sauce, using either cooked or raw fish subjected to four different treatments: 1) traditional method, where fish and salt were used; 2) an enzymatic method, where fish, salt and proteolytic enzymes, including Protamex and Flavourzyme (Novo Nordisc Co., Bagsvaerd,...

This study evaluated the effect of a combination of mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) and microbial phytase (MP) on growth performance, some blood biochemical metabolites, intestinal morphology and cecal microbial population of ROSS 308 broiler chickens from d 0 to 35 of age. A total of 200 one-dayold broiler chickens (mixed sex) were randomly distributed into four treatments with five replicates a...

conclusions anova results showed that the effect of cycle and time on the selected bacterial removal efficiency were more important than that of the microbial concentration. results the results showed that e. coli and e. faecalis were effectively treated at 10 pulse/s in 9 minutes and 6 log cfu/ml bacterial suspension (p < 0.0001 for e. coli with 99.99% (4 log) and p = 0.0002 for e. faecalis wi...

The infection control in surfaces of public toilets environment is a matter of great concern and a major challenge, especially during mass gatherings. The present study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of titanium dioxide nanoparticles coating on environmental surfaces of public toilets during Hajj time. A pilot study has been designed to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of titan...

Studies were carried out to Screen the bacterial compost from spoiled vegetables and fruits and their physiochemical characterization. Samples were collected from local market and super markets in and around Madurai, Tamil nadu, India. Collected samples were processed by using Total Microbial Count, Standard Plate Count and Coli form count. Bacillus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. were dominantly fou...

Microbial quality of Labeo rohita, Cyprinus carpio and Clarias batrachus collected from the markets Kathmandu valley was evaluated. 9 freshwater fish (skin, gills, intestine) were sampled analyzed for Total Plate Count (TPC), Coliform (TCC) Fecal (TFCC). The average TPC ranged 4.1 x 107 to 1.02 108 cfu/gm, with highest count in C. lowest carpio, whereas organ wise load intestine 1.3 cfu/gm skin...

the mediterranean flour moth, ephestia kuehniella zeller, is one of the major pests in stored products worldwide. several problems assossiated with the use of conventional insecticides have strongly demonstrated the need for applying alternative safe compounds such as insect growth regulators (igrs). in the present study, growth regulating activity and hematological effects of pyriproxifen and ...