background: human exposure to antibiotic resistant bacteria (arb) is a public health concern which could occur in a number of ways. wastewaters seem to play an important role in the dissemination of bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes (args) in our environment. the aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of three groups of arb and their resistance genes in hospital and municipal wa...

arsenic is one of the most dangerous heavy metals in the environment that is harmful for organisms such as human beings. due to this treat economic approach for elimination of arsenic from water and wastewater is necessary. in this research arsenic-resistant bacteria from water and sediments of lake maharloo were isolated and identified then their antibiotic resistance was evaluated. sampling w...

The discovery of antibiotics in the previous century lead to reduction in mortality and morbidity due to infectious diseases but their inappropriate and irrational use has resulted in emergence of resistant microbial populations. Alteration of target sites, active efflux of drugs and enzymatic degradations are the strategies employed by the pathogenic bacteria to develop intrinsic resistance to...

Staphylococcus aureus is classified as a pathogenic bacterium in humans and animals. S. infection can cause skin infections, produce toxins that result shock syndrome, foodborne disease, bacteremia, endocarditis, metastatic sepsis, while milk-producing animals it mastitis infection. Initially, be overcome with penicillin antibiotics but often develops time becomes resistant to new namely the Me...

Orchis latifolia belonging to the family Orchidaceae is extensively used in traditional Indian medicine against a wide spectrum of ailments including dysentery, diarrhoea, chronic fever, wounds, burns, fractures and general weakness. The present study relates to the bioactive extracts from O. latifolia against multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria and Candida albicans. Methanolic extract of O. lat...

(Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench) on in vitro starch digestibility and α-amylase activity Authors: N.L. Mkandawire, R.C. Kaufman, S.R. Bean, C.L. Weller, D.S. Jackson, D.J. Rose Submitted to: Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry Recently, the effects of sorghum tannins on starch digestibility in humans have been of interest, since tanins may inhibit starch digestion and contribute to reducing g...

BACKGROUND The emergence of multi-drug resistant (MDR) phenotypes is a major public health problem today in the treatment of bacterial infections. The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activities of the methanol extracts of eleven Cameroonian spices on a panel of twenty nine Gram negative bacteria including MDR strains. METHODS The phytochemical analysis of the extracts...

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen. Due to the widespread use and abuse of antibiotics, various drug-resistant strains S. have emerged, with methicillin-resistant (MRSA) being most prevalent. Bacterial biofilm a significant contributor bacterial infection drug resistance. Consequently, formation has emerged as therapeutic strategy. In this study, chemical constituents, antimicro...