introduction: antibiotics have the potential to adversely affect the microbial community. for anaerobic digestion, a sufficient methanogenic population needs to be preserved in the system. the main aim of this study was determination of inhibitory concentration of oxytetracycline on methanogenic bacteria. methods: a 120 ml jacketed bioreactor with a 90 ml working volume was inoculated granular ...

background medicinal plants have been used traditionally in golestan province (north of iran), against mycobacterium tuberculosis or the clinical signs of tuberculosis (tb). objectives this study aimed to define the inhibitory effects of ethanolic extracts of six of these medicinal plants against mycobacterium tuberculosis. materials and methods peganum harmala (seed extract), punica granatum (...