Fruit juices are regarded as the most preferred non-alcoholic beverage worldwide to all age groups. In general, microbial growth in fruit juice is restricted by using preservatives and also through other environmental factors during production. Still, the presence of some indicator organisms in fruit juice is responsible for causing food-borne diseases and even death. So, from public health poi...

Rubber is a polymer of isoprene, consisting mainly of cis-1,4-polyisoprene units. The unmanageable production and its irresponsible disposal pose severe threats to environmental ecology. Therefore, the current study focuses extensively on the ill-effects of Rubber disposal on soil microbial functional diversity as it reflects the health of ecosystem by acting as a key component in ecosystem pro...

A rapid method for estimating the extent of microbial contamination on food and on food processing equipment is described. Microbial cells are rinsed from food or swab samples with sterile diluent and concentrated on the surface of membrane filters. The filters are incubated on a suitable bacteriological medium for 4 hr at 30 C, heated at 105 C for 5 min, and stained. The membranes are then dri...

Milk is very popular drink in India and is used for various purposes like for making tea coffee, making sweets, making dairy products etc. Milk contains up to 87% of water which can be easily adulterated by unscrupulous middlemen and uneducated farm workers. The aim of this study was to diagnose chemical, microbial content of milk during preservation. Major tests considered in the research work...

The amino sugar content of spoiling beef increased with the microbial count and appeared to be responsible for the increased hydration capacity of spoiled meats.

Background and Objectives: Sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite have been traditionally used for inhibition of Clostridium botulinum and also as an agent to stabilize the color of meat products; however, usage of these additives at high levels could lead to toxicity and cancer originating from the formation of nitrosamines. Nowadays, application of natural preservatives in order to reduce the n...

BACKGROUND Systemic immune activation is a strong predictor of progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease and a prominent feature of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE To understand the role of systemic immune activation and microbial translocation in HIV/tuberculosis dually infected patients over the full spectrum of HIV-1 immunodeficiency, we studie...

The plate loop count as described in Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 13th Edition, was investigated as a simplified technique for determining total viable counts in single strength orange juice. This pro cedure requires the use of standardized loops (0.01 and 0.001) for making serial dilutions in stead of pipets and dilution bottles. Data have been presented to show ther...

background : dental unit waterlines (duwls) are ideal nvironment for development of microbial biofilms. microbial contamination of water in duwls is thought to be the result of biofilm formation as it could serves as a haven for pathogens. the aim of this study was to assess microbial quality of water in dental unit waterlines of dental units located at the dental school of isfahan university o...