The urogenital microflora of a healthy woman comprises approximately 50 species of organisms, which differ in composition according to reproductive stages and exposure to several factors, including antibiotics and spermicides. Infections are very common with > 300 million cases of urinary tract infections, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast vaginitis worldwide per annum. At the time of infection in...

Although consumer preference for indigenous herbal medications in Nigeria is on the increase, associated microbial hazards have not been documented. This study determined bacterial contents and consumer preferences of such medications. The isolated bacterial species from the indigenous herbal medications assayed from 1998 to 2004 were significant with 24 species identified. Bacteria survival ra...

The bacterial flora of the gastrointestinal tract differs qualitatively and quantitatively from one colony of mice to another. Certain components of this flora, however, are always present in large and approximately constant numbers in healthy adult mice, irrespective of the colony from which the animals are derived. Lactobacilli and anaerobic streptococci are extremely numerous in the stomach,...

We studied changes in area and species composition of six indigenous forest fragments in the Taita Hills, Kenya using 1955 and 1995 aerial photography with 2004 airborne digital camera mosaics. The study area is part of Eastern Arc Mountains, a global biodiversity hot spot that boasts an outstanding diversity of flora and fauna and a high level of endemism.While a total of 260 ha (50%) of indig...

Digital Songlines is an Australasian CRC for Interaction Design (ACID) project that is developing protocols, methodologies and toolkits to facilitate the collection, education and sharing of indigenous cultural heritage knowledge. The project explores the areas of effective recording, content management and virtual reality delivery capabilities that are culturally sensitive and involve the indi...

BACKGROUND Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that is part of the commensal microbial flora of the oral cavity. When the host immune defenses are impaired or when the normal microbial flora is disturbed, C. albicans triggers recurrent infections of the oral mucosa and tongue. Recently, we produced NOD/SCID.e2f1-/- mice that show hyposalivation, decrease of salivary protein flow, lack IgA an...

The role of the intestinal flora in the conversion of N-hydroxy-4-acetyl-aminobiphenyl (N-OH-AABP) to 4-acetylaminobiphenyl has been examined. This reaction, which reverses the metabolic activation of the parent carcinogen, can be demonstrated in cultures of some bacteria indigenous to the intestinal microflora. These include cultures of Clostridium sp., Clostridium perfringens, Peptostreptococ...

In October 2012, in a survey in order to study the flora of paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems of Gilan province (N Iran), we encountered an unknown species in “Aynak lagoon” in southeast of Rasht, covered surface of about 12 ha pond densely. Comparing the flora of pond with previous years or adjacent ponds showed that, the new weed was dominant in interference with natural flora of aquatic ec...

An overview of Russian literature sources urban flora studies. The authors analyze the history floral research in Russia and provide definitions terms – flora, native, indigenous, apophytic, alien, synanthropic species. provides a description methods approaches used different studies flora. Special attention is paid to analysis biological diversity native alien plants features their spatial dis...