BACKGROUND Wound infection is a common problem in hospitals and is typically caused by the antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which is a major pathogen for skin and soft tissue infections worldwide. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic antibacterial effect of plant peptide MBP-1 and silver nanoparticles on infected wounds caused by S. aureus. MATERIAL...

  Background: The spread of pathogenic microorganisms in food and beverage and their resistance to antibiotics have raised major concerns for public health. The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of various metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) including zinc oxide (ZnO), magnesium oxide (MgO), and iron oxide (Fe2O3) NPs against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Esch...

background and objective: considering the increasing tendency of public towards green consumption and the dangers of artificial additives, this study aimed to assess antibacterial activity of essential oils of cinnamomum zeylanicum, mentha piperita l., zataria multiflora boiss and thymus vulgaris against three important pathogenic and spoilage bacteria (pseudomonas fluorescens, erwinia carotovo...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Tinospora cordifolia extracts against three standard ATCC strains of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The efficacy of extract was measured in terms of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) and zone of inhibition (mm). Antimicrobial activity of ...

Sponges, which constitute the phylum Porifera, are the most primitive of the multicellular animals, among all marine organisms screened. Marine sponges produce the largest number of structurally diversified natural products. In this study we investigated in vitro antimicrobial activity of Ircinia mutans collected from the Kish Island in the Persian Gulf against strains of bacteria Escherichia c...

growing interest to use natural preservatives and spices with antimicrobial effects and large amounts of floral bio-residues (92.6 g per 100 g) generated and wasted in the production of saffron spice guided this study  to evaluate  the opportunity to expand the uses of c. sativus flowers (petals and stamens), beyond the spice (dried stigmas). the antibacterial potential of total extracts and di...

Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae) is an herb commonly distributed in Mediterranean coastal regions in Egypt and used in folkloric medicine. Organic and aqueous solvent extracts and fractions of P. aviculare were investigated for antimicrobial activities on several microorganisms including bacteria and fungi. Phytochemical constituents of air-dried powered plant parts were extracted using aqueo...