Nonnative, invasive shrubs can affect human disease risk through direct and indirect effects on vector populations. Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) is a common invader within eastern deciduous forests where tick-borne disease (e.g. Lyme disease) rates are high. We tested whether R. multiflora invasion affects blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) abundance, and at what scale. We sampled host-s...

Background: Nowadays, finding natural compounds with antimicrobial properties against pathogens is very important, especially for the food and drug industries. Objectives: The antibacterial activity of chitosan coatings nanoemulsion (NE) containing Zataria multiflora Bunium persicum essential oils (EOs) was evaluated in a model (chicken breast fillets) during 15 days refrigerated storage. Metho...

background: enhancement of the immune system seems to be the most promising method of preventing fish diseases and increasing growth rate. objectives: the purpose of the present study was to investigate the influence of dietary administration of zataria multiflora boiss and menthapulegium l extracts on phagocytosis, lysozyme, respiratory burst and total white and red blood cells (wbc/rbc) of ra...

background : angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from preexisting ones, is among the most important physiological and pathological processes that occur in the body. under pathological conditions such as tumor growth, psoriasis, corneal neovascularization and rheumatoid arthritis, angiogenesis is substantial for the development of the disease. zataria multiflora is a member of the l...