background and purpose: essential oils extracted from different plants are extensively used in perfume, beverage, and food industries and are reported to exhibit antimicrobial activities against a variety of fungi. zhumeria majdae belonging to the lamiaceae family is a rare and endemic medicinal plant species in iran, with a strong and pleasant odor. the leaves of this plant have been used for ...

this laboratory study simultaneously was conducted to evaluate the resistance to heavy metals, silver, cadmium and a number of commonly used antibiotics. sampling was done in 2014 of the two silver workshops in isfahan, and the inlet of phase 2 of shahin shahr wastewater treatment plant, isfahan. to isolate resistant bacteria to metal silver and cadmium and review multiple resistance to other m...

objective: infections are increasing caused by antibiotic-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa day by day. for this reason, many researchers have tried to find new compounds as alternative antibiotics. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of yarrow extract, green tea and ajowan  on pseudomonas aeruginosa. methods: extraction  of achillea, green tea and ajowan was done with rotary. f...

background and objectives: with regard to the hazards of nitrite, application of natural preservatives in order to reduce the microbial load of meat and meat products is increasing. owing to their anti-bacterial properties, red barberry and the dried residue of red grape could be suitable replacers for nitrite. materials and methods: agar dilution method was employed in order to determine the m...

minimum inhibitory concentrations (mic) of some essential oils and citric acid were determined against two micro-organisms associated with spoilage of orange juice (saccharomyces cervisiae and leuconostoc mesenteroids) and against four unidentified microorganisms isolated from citrus surface and spoiled orange juice. mic for limonene were obtained less than 5% w/v aqueous against saccharomyces ...

nanotechnology is a new and specific method for therapy of diseases. nanosilver particle is one of the functional fields of nanotechnology. it has been shown that these nanoparticles have antibacterial and antifungal properties. different studied have been shown that nanoparticles may have important role in medicine. for example, it has been shown to have inhibitory effects on the treatment of ...

in this study, invitro evaluation of some iranian plants against staphylococcus aureus isolation of urinary tract infection by microtiterplate method. all 12 strains of staphylococcus aureus isolated from urine culture of hospitalized patients during the years 2012- 2013. minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of plant extract and essential oilagainst bacteria were determined using micro diluti...

conclusions the average value of the vancomycin mic for isolates from mrsa colonized patients was 2 µg/ml. trimethoprim /sulfamethoxazole was the second most effective anti-mrsa oral antibiotic in vitro. patients and methods from november 2009 to march 2011, a prospective study was performed in two emergency departments. patients at high risk for mrsa colonization were identified, and mrsa surv...