b ac k gr o und: w o lbachia pipientis is maternally inherited endoparasitic bacterium belonging to the α-proteobacteria, infecting 20–75% of all insect species including sand flies. the wolbachia surface protein ( wsp ) was employed as an appropriate marker for strain typing. the objective of our research was to find the possibility of detection of w. p ipientis in phlebotomus perfiliewi trans...

In this study, the total phenolic and flavonoid contents antioxidant activities of hexane methanol extracts Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark. fruits in Rosaceae family were investigated. Using Folin-Ciocaltaeu method, amount substances was determined as 50.34 ± 2.70 mg GAE/g extract 38.06 1.32 extract. The flavonoids calculated 52.01 3.78 QE/g 60.54 6.82 extract, using aluminum nitrate method...

background: thymus is a widely used medicinal plant in food and pharmaceutical industries. among different species of thymus, t. vulgaris is used more than other species in therapeutic dosage forms. objective: this study was conducted to differentiate various thymus species by tlc fingerprint. methods: in order to identify and differentiate various species of thymus, tlc fingerprints of essenti...

background: visceral leishmaniasis is caused by leishmania infantum , transmitted to humans by bites of phle­botomine sand flies and is one of the most important public health problems in iran. to identify the vector(s), an investiga­tion was carried out in bilesavar district, one of the important foci of the disease in ardebil province in northwest­ern iran, during july - september 2008 . meth...

Cotoneaster Medik. is an important and taxonomically complex group due to numerous variable forms. Therefore, it interesting object for taxonomical studies. Five new records, including transcaucasicus Pojark., C. minutus G. Klotz, afghanicus aitchisonii K. Schneid., ellipticus Hort ex Loudon are identified the first time from Iran. Moreover, meyeri Pojark. insignis reported second Flora of Iran...

the genus thymus is perennial medicinal plants belong to the lamiaceae familythat is used for different propose in pharmaceutical industry. environmental stresses,particularly salinity, are considered as the major factor reducing plant growth. the purpose ofthis study was to investigate the effects of salt stress on germination characteristics andseedling morphology in two medicinal species of ...

To optimize conditions for micropropagating Galanthus transcaucasicus Fomin, the effect of explant type, different concentrations of sucrose, type and different concentrations of auxin were examined on bulblet production. For the induction of bulblets, three types of bulb scales were usesd as explants. A two-step sterilization procedure was applied. Assessments were made after incubation for 20...