Salmonella are non-spore forming, predominantly motile enterobacteria with peritrichous flagella (all around the cell body). They intracellular pathogens causing illness. usually invade only gastrointestinal tract and cause Salmonellosis. Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated food or water. Sea foods mostly associated infections. This study therefore was carried out to iso...

To date, 21 different staphylococcal enterotoxins have been described (known by letters of the alphabet, A V, although a few letters are missing from the sequence). All are heat stable, water-soluble proteins and retain their activity in the digestive tract after ingestion. Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA), either alone, or in combination with other staphylococcal enterotoxins, is the one mos...

The bioactive secondary metabolites produced by sea cucumbers are very diverse with differences in composition, linkages, molecular weight, and various functional properties. Due to their physicochemical properties, these molecules have found applications market segments such as foods cosmetics. Sea cucumber side dishes a prominent food item traditional cuisine East Asian countries South Korea,...

background: studies report inappropriate snack and junk food consumption patterns in children and young adults in iran. the current survey was aimed to explore fast food consumption behaviors in high-school students based on the theory of planned behavior. materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was done among 500 high-school students. samples were selected based on cluster sampling meth...