August 2012
An investigation of antileukemia activity of violacein-loaded dendrimer in Jurkat cell lines
Violacein, a bacterial pigment, has been reported to have in vitro antitumor effects. The objective of the current research was investigation of antileukemia activity of violacein – loaded dendrimer with ascorbic acid in Jurkat E6.1 cell lines as human acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a nanocomplex delivery system. Violacein was extracted and...
August 2012
Current status of vancomycin susceptibility against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains: A study at two tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan
Vancomycin has been considered mainstay treatment of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The reports of the emergence of vancomycin intermediate and vancomycin resistant S. aureus from various parts of the world have been of great clinical concern. This study was performed to monitor the status of glycopeptide susceptibility against methicillin resistant S....
August 2012
In vitro anticoccidial activity of Thonningia sanguinea extract on Eimeria tenella and Eimeria necatrix sporozoites cell
Avian coccidiosis is a parasitic disease which causes considerable economic loss in poultry. The emergence of anticoccidial drug resistance enhances the need for development of novel approach and alternative controls strategies such as plants extract. The anticoccidial activity of the aqueous extract of Thonningia sanguinea (AE-THOS) was evaluated on Eimeria tenella and Eimeria...
August 2012
Prevalence of the intestinal parasite infection in cattle in Shaanxi province, northwestern China
A survey of intestinal parasite infection in cattle was conducted in Shaanxi province, northwestern China from November 2010 to January 2012, including Qinchuan cattle and dairy cattle. A total of 1736 fecal specimens (783 and 953 for Qinchuan and dairy cattle, respectively) in 18 farms (including 7 Qinchuan cattle and 11 dairy cattle farms) were obtained. The prevalences of intestinal parasites in Qinchuan cattle were...
August 2012
Molecular evaluation of hepatitis G virus and hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic renal failure in Iran
Prevalence rates of hepatitis G virus (HGV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are high in people who have received regular blood transfusion. Patients with chronic renal failure carries are susceptible to acquiring blood borne virus infections, especially viral hepatitis. The aim of this study was to define the actual prevalence of HCV and HGV in Iranian hemodialysis (HD) patients. This cross sectional-descriptive study the...
August 2012
Host specificity of endophytic Pestalotiopsis populations in mangrove plant species of South China
For the fact that mangrove plant species are a valuable reservoir of useful metabolites, their endophytes have received increasing attention. We examined the distribution of endophytic Pestalotiopsis associated with mangrove forest from three locations (Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan province) in South China. Colonization frequencies ofendophytic Pestalotiopsis varied with the place of mangrove plants...
August 2012
Macro-restriction analysis of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical bovine mastitis in Nigeria
Different pathogens cause both clinical and subclinical mastitis and Staphylococcus aureus is the most common. One hundred and thirty six apparently healthy cows from six Local Government Areas of Plateau state, Nigeria were sampled for the isolation of this pathogen. Three hundred and thirty nine quarter milk samples from the cows were collected, out of which 102 S. aureus were isolated. Twenty...
August 2012
Evaluation of microbial contamination of resilon and gutta-percha cones and their antimicrobial activities
The aims of this study were to determine the microbial contamination of gutta-percha and resilon cones and to evaluate their antimicrobial activities against five different microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Pseudomonas auroginosa ATCC 27853, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 and Candida albicans ATCC 10231). Resilon and...
August 2012
Isolation of amylase producing aquatic actinomycetes from the sediments of mangrove forests in south of Iran
Recent researches have shown that aquatic actinomycetes can be important source to discover biological products including amylase. Amylase is one of the important enzymes in industry. In this study aquatic actinomycetes producing amylase were isolated from the sediments of mangrove forests in south of Iran and the rate of amylase activity was measured. The samples were collected from one hundred different places in...
August 2012
Study and comparison of the bacterial contamination outbreak of chicken meat consumed in some cities of Mazandaran Province (Iran)
Since meat is the richest protein source and plays an important role in the transmission of bacteria, especially Zeonosis to humans, the pathogenic bacteria outbreaks such asSalmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, and Aeromonas in the packed and unpacked chicken meat supplied to some cities of Mazandaran province of Iran performed, which have not been examined and analyzed yet. 200 samples of chicken...
August 2012
Prevalence of coccidiosis and other gastointestinal nematode species in buffalo calves at Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
A total of 1000 bovine feacal samples were randomly collected per-rectum from Hyderabad and its surrounding areas to determine the types and prevalence of coccidian parasites. Coccidian oocysts were found in 6.6% of all samples examined. Eimeria bovis66 (6.6%) was the most prevalent species in the buffalo calves. During the present investigation four species of nematodes were also identified. The species...
August 2012
Expression and purification of gp41-gp36 fusion protein and application in serological screening assay of HIV-1 and HIV-2
Recombinant fusion protein gp41-gp36 recognized by specific antibodies against HIV-1 and HIV-2, had been expressed and purified for the development of a serological screening kit in this study. Serological screening method by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with the purified gp41-gp36 was carried out to test the sensitivity and specificity of the protein by serum samples and reference panels...
August 2012
Inactivation of Tobacco mosaic virus in soil by Pseudomonas putida A3-m strain to prevent virus mosaic disease
Previous studies showed that Pseudomonas putida A3-m exhibited a strong antiviral activity against Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in tobacco. However, its potential effect on the amount of TMV in the soil remains unknown. In this study, all plants in two treatments and the control did not have significant differences in terms of height and fresh weight at 20 and 30 days after transplanting. And the effect of...
August 2012
Characterization of siderophore producing bacterial strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Mst 8.2 as plant growth promoting and biocontrol agent in wheat
A set of 28 Pseudomonas bacterial strains were examined for siderophore production by chrome azurol sulphonate (CAS) assay. Among the 28 strains tested, 14 were found to be siderophore producers. These strains were evaluated for their biocontrol potential againstRhizoctonia solani using various dual culture assays. The role of siderophores in the inhibition of R. solani was confirmed by iron...
Advertisement
Advertisement
