backgrounds and aims: coxsakievirus b3 (cvb3), one of the six coxsakievirus b serotypes, is a member of the enterovirus genus within the picornaviridae family. cvb3 is an important pathogen of viral myocarditis, which accounts for more than 50% of viral myocarditis cases. the genome of cvb3, like that of other entroviruses, is a single-stranded, sense, polyadenylated rna molecule with 7400 nucl...

In this study, the methanolic extracts from four medicinal plants (Sarcopoterium spinosum, Paronychia argentea, Inula viscosa, and Achillea fragrantissima) were tested in vitro for antibacterial antioxidant properties. The properties of these MPEs assessed using disc diffusion Serial dilution techniques. evaluated by DPPH FRAP methods. total phenolic compounds measured according to Folin-Ciocal...

Batteries that have been used and thrown away are potential threats to the environment. The aim of present study is explore bacterial bioremediation battery-contaminated soil. battery contaminated soil sample was collected from municipal compost yard, Vellalore, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Bacillus sp isolated by serial dilution method. strain identified based on colony morphology as well 16...

Background: Noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia L.) has long been known by the people of Indonesia, especially Java, Sumatra, and Borneo. is also widely used as traditional medicine in almost all islands Indonesia. to have antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant aureus). The noni due phytochemical compounds found fruit, such iridoids, flavonoids, fatty acids,...

Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) is able to provide high temporal and good spatial resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio and sensitivity. Furthermore, it is a truly quantitative method as its signal strength is proportional to the concentration of its tracer, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs). Because of that, MPI is proposed to be a promising future method for cardiovascular i...

In the Replireader system for identifying Enterobacteriaceae, plates of biochemical media are inoculated with a replicator and the results are put into a computer. The machine correctly identified 92x2% of 734 strains of Gram-negative bacilli isolated from urine; it was incorrect in 0x8% and failed to recognise 7%. The Replireader was also used to record the results of sensitivity tests using a...

The in vitro susceptibility of 20 isolates of Clostridium difficile to cefotaxime, moxalactam, and cefoperazone was determined by a standard agar dilution method. The median minimal inhibitory concentrations were 64, 32, and 32 mug/ml for cefotaxime, moxalactam, and cefoperazone, respectively.

Infections by Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an often encountered therapeutic challenge. The problem is accentuated by the emergence of MRSA strains which are resistant to Vancomycin, the recommended agent for the treatment of MRSA infections. We therefore carried out this study to determine the MIC values ofvancomycin for the MRSA isolated from different clinical specime...

Abstract: Plants are identified to produce a variety of compounds protect themselves against diversity pathogens. This study assessed the antibacterial, antioxidant potential and phytochemical screening medicinal plant Angelica glauca (Choru) root stem extracts respiratory tract pathogens i.e., Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 1144, Streptococcus pneumoniae 655, pyogenes 442, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2...

AIMS To investigate the evolution of chromosomal and plasmid mediated resistance for ampicillin and tetracycline of N gonorrhoeae strains in Stockholm during 1982-1993. METHODS A total of 404 gonococcal strains isolated in 1982, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 were analysed for minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of ampicillin and tetracycline and for plasmid content. MIC values were determined by...