Purpose: The aqueous fruit pulp extract of Hunteria umbellata K. Schum is used traditionally for the treatment of various fevers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extract for antipyretic and analgesic activity, and determine its probable mechanism of action. Methods: Pyrexia was induced in rabbits by intravenous injection of 10 5 CFU of E. coli/kg. Rectal temperature was monitored ...

UNLABELLED Endophytic bacteria are harmless in most plant species; and known to boost the growth and development of the host plants probably by secreting growth hormones. The isolation, identification and screening of endophytic bacteria for the plant growth regulators like cytokinin are needed to get the leads for their applications in agriculture sector. We describe the isolation and identifi...

Objective(s) Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most important cause of chronic lung infections and death in patients with cystic fibrosis. Determining the distribution of specific strains within patient populations is important in order to examine the epidemiology of the disease and the possibility of cross infection among patients. Materials and Methods Forty six Iranian patients with cystic fib...

Abstract Background Carbapenem resistance is a major concern of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The mortality in carbapenem-resistant infection ranges from 26-44%. Delays appropriate antibiotic therapy can lead to increased longer hospital stay. Studies have identified several risk factors associated with carbapenem including mechanical ventilation, in...

organochlorine pesticides are as environmental pollutants which have a high half-life and transmit from food chain to human and cause side effects such as mutations in different genes and finally cancer. in this research, after sampling and quantitative and qualitative of organochlorine residue, biodegradation of alpha, beta and gamma hexachlorobenzene (linden), ddt, aldrin, dieldrin, endosulfa...

Sponges are host organisms for various symbiotic microorganisms such as Archea, Bacteria, Cyanobacteria and Microalgae. Sponges associated microorganisms are sources of wide variety of useful natural products like cytotoxins, antifouling agents, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and antiviral compounds. Nearly 96 strains of Streptomyces were found to be associated with four species of marine spong...