An immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method was used to detect Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in ground turkey meats. The IMS beads coated with monoclonal anti-Lm antibodies were used for bacterial separation. The primers and probes targeting the hemolysin O (hyl A) gene were used in the RT-PCR. The following five sets of samples containing Lm at dilu...

in this research, bacillus strains efficiency were tested to control root knot nematode, meloidogyne javanica .one hundred and fifty strains were isolated from tomato rhizosphere. antagonistic activity of strains on m. javanica was checked in vitro assay. nematicidal ability of bacterial suspension of 1 × 108 cfu/ml was investigated on nematode egg and larvae with three replication using random...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to collect and evaluate retrospective safety information about the use of besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% for the treatment of bacterial keratitis. METHODS This was a retrospective, postmarketing surveillance study conducted at 10 clinical centers in the United States. The study population included 142 patients treated with besifloxacin ophthalm...

L-Asparaginase has remarkable properties which make it useful in dual pharmaceutical and food industries.In this study, simple and advantageous method has been validated for rapid and precise determination of intracellular L-Asparaginasein bacterial species. A suspension of bacterial cells was used instead ofcell extract and incubated by substrate (asparagine) after simple wash and centrifugati...

A novel method of manufacturing rigid and robust natural fiber preforms is presented here. This method is based on a papermaking process, whereby loose and short sisal fibers are dispersed into a water suspension containing bacterial cellulose. The fiber and nanocellulose suspension is then filtered (using vacuum or gravity) and the wet filter cake pressed to squeeze out any excess water, follo...

  Objective: Adhesion of Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) to dental porcelain surface may lead to gingival inflammation and secondary caries. Surface roughness is among the factors affecting this adhesion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of four different surface treatment methods on adhesion of L. acidophilus to dental porcelain.   Methods: Sixty specimens (3x10...

Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease with considerable social impact. Despite the availability of affordable chemotherapy, drug treatment has not significantly reduced the overall number of disease cases. Among other mechanisms, the parasite produces PGE2 and PGD2 to evade host immune defenses. To investigate the role of PGE2 and PGD2 in schistosomiasis, we evaluated the effects of L-161,982, A...