CYPRUS: ANEMONE AND MYRTLE

Biochemical Effects of the Saharan Myrtle

The first aim of this study is to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the essential oil and two extracts of Saharan myrtle: Myrtus nivellei Batt & Trab. For this purpose, paper disc-diffusion method and micro-dilution test were used. As far as the antimicrobial activity is concerned the essential oil exhibited higher ones against S. epidermidis (MIC=0.28mg/ml), S. typhi (MIC=0.56mg/...

Soft-bottom decapod and stomatopod crustaceans of Northern Cyprus coast

Haemoglobin Lepore in Cyprus.

Structural analysis documented the presence of haemoglobin LeporeWashington (=LeporeBoston) in a Greek Cypriot family and provided further evidence that, of the various types of Lepore mutants, only one is common in the Mediterranean area. Two individuals in this family were heterozygous for both Hb Lepore and beta thalassaemia, but they exhibited striking differences in the clinical severity a...

Soft-bottom decapod and stomatopod crustaceans of Northern Cyprus coast

Bacillary Dysentery in Cyprus

The severity of the illness varied from a few loose stools to the passage of bloody fl.uid up to fifty times per day. Other symptoms included fever, nausea, occasional vomiting and abdominal cramps. There was no obvious relationship 'between the severity of the symptoms and the organism isolated. Abdominal tenderness was a common physical sign. Prostration and dehydration were surprisingly infr...