Presence of pathogens on the cellphones and their accessories poses a significant risk for public health. This study aimed to determine biofilm-forming capability S. aureus E. coli pieces made from different commercially available cell phone aadditionally test effectiveness most common sanitizers. Therefore, bacterial biofilm biomasses were quantitatively determined cellphone covers using cryst...

Swietenia macrophylla is known to possess several medicinal uses, however, its antibacterial and antibiofilm activities against foodborne pathogens remain not well investigated. The present work was performed examine the phytochemical compounds, of S. ethanolic extract (SMEE) four namely, Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028, Escherichia coli 25922, Shigella sonnei 33862 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 101...

The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of a new and accurate method for the detection of isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates using a crystal violet decolourisation assay (CVDA). Fifty-five M. tuberculosis isolates obtained from culture stocks stored at -80ºC were tested. After bacterial inoculation, the samples were incubat...

Three simple methods using visual titrimetric, potentiometric and spectrophotometric techniques are described for the determination of acyclovir in pure form and in pharmaceutical formulations. The methods are based on the neutralisation reaction involving the primary amino group of the drug and acetous perchloric acid in acetic acid medium. In titrimetric methods, the titration is completed wi...

The need to develop effective technology for the treatment of liquid effluent dye-intensive industries such as textile, rubber, paint, and printing is synonymous with save life-threatening risks posed by these carcinogenic mutagenic pollutants on human aquatic lives. Isotherms adsorption crystal violet (CV) activated carbon (AC) synthesized from rice husk are presented herewith elucidate mechan...