the major purpose of this study was isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of thermophilic campylobacter spp. from different sources including domestic animals (cow, sheep, horses), poultry, river water and sewage in tonekabon. campylobacter spp. was isolated using prêt-kb method and identified by phenotyping tests. antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates against differ...

introduction: selected probiotic lactobacilli have inhibitory effect and therefore may be use as biological preservative, so, the aim of this study was to present some data on isolation, growth, antimicrobial activity, effect of ph, heat, and sensitivity to proteolytic enzymes of lactobacillus. material and methods: isolation of lactic acid bacteria from sausage was done by using 1g of samples ...

background & objectives: shigellosis is caused by different species of shigella and one of the most common causes of diarrhea in children. this disease is endemic in many developing countries including iran.  the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of shigella species and their antimicrobial suceptibility patterns in hospitalized children with shigellosis . methods: this prospectiv...

background: with increasing use of antibiotics, the number and type of microbial resistance to antibiotics have been raised and at result the need for synthesis of new antimicrobials or acquire new sources of antimicrobial is indisputable. in this study the antimicrobial effects of the flowering aerial parts of glaucium vitellinum and gaillonia aucheri were investigated. m aterials and methods:...

PURPOSE Coleus amboinicus is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various diseases such as throat infection, cough and fever, diarrhea, nasal congestion and digestive problems. The plant was explored for endophytic fungi producing antimicrobial agents. METHODS Screening for endophytic fungi producing antimicrobial agents was conducted using agar plug method and antimicrobial activity...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) in the nasopharynx of healthy children enrolled in public day-care centers of the municipality of Umuarama, state of Paraná, Brazil. The susceptibility of the pneumococcal strains to antimicrobial agents was also studied. METHODS Nasopharyngeal specimens from 212 children were collected from April to October 20...

New antimicrobial hydrogels were prepared via reaction of functionalized-Tragacanth Gum biopolymer by glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (QTG) with acrylamide (AM). Characterization of the QTG hydrogels with AM (QTG-AM) was carried out by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and 1HNMR. Swelling behaviour of the QTG hydrogels was investigated on the p...

Virgin coconut oil is defined as the oil obtained from fresh coconut meat, without undergoing any chemical processes. Virgin coconut oil is mainly sold on the basis of its antimicrobial activity which is contributed to by its lauric acid. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of commercial virgin coconut oil. Agar well diffusion test and disc diffusion test were first done ...

introduction: the aims of this study were i) to define the chemical constituents of cuminum cyminum (cumin) essential oil, ii) to compare the antimicrobial activity of this oil to that of chlorhexidine (chx) and co-trimoxazole on planktonic and biofilm forms of bacteria isolated from the teeth with persistent endodontic infection and iii ) to compare the cytotoxicity of these medicaments on l92...

background and objectives: methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) strains are divided into community associated (ca-) and hospital associated (ha-) mrsa. these strains vary in antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity. s. aureus is one of the most common microorganisms in ocular infections. this study was aimed to determine antimicrobial resistance patterns and genetic characterist...