The objective of the present study was to determine antifungal activity, antibiofilm and synergic effect compounds diallyl disulfide trisulfide in combination with agents against clinical isolates Candida albicans, including also a computational study. Antimicrobial sensitivity tests were performed using broth microdilution method minimum inhibitory concentration C. albicans strains modulatory ...

Several papers have been published (Kennedy and Barbaro, 1953; Barbaro and Kennedy, 1954; Bartholomew and Finkelstein, 1954; Kennedy and Woodhour, 1956; Barbaro et al., 1956) on methods of comparing degrees of gram-positiveness and the influence of certain factors on the quantity of crystal violet retained by the microorganisms. These papers compare the degrees of gram-positiveness by measuring...

A new consortium of four bacterial isolates (Agrobacterium radiobacter; Bacillus spp.; Sphingomonas paucimobilis, and Aeromonas hydrophila)-(CM-4) was used to degrade and to decolorize triphenylmethane dyes. All bacteria were isolated from activated sludge extracted from a wastewater treatment station of a dyeing industry plant. Individual bacterial isolates exhibited a remarkable color-removal...

The antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of ethanolic extract from the rhizome of Zingiber officinale were evaluated. In vitro antibacterial activity was investigated by microdilution method. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) have been determined. The values were in the range from 0.0024 to > 20 mg/ml. The most sensitive bacteria were Gram-po...

This study investigated the potential anticaries properties of synthetic 1,4-naphthoquinone derivatives. Synthetic derivatives (2-4) were designed and synthesized by employing lawsone methyl ether (LME, 1), a plant-derived 1,4-naphthoquinone, as lead compound. The compounds characterized infrared spectroscopy, 1H-nuclear magnetic 13C- nuclear high-resolution mass spectrometry. Minimum inhibitor...

The effect of gentian violet against Candida albicans and non-Candida albicans biofilms formed on polymethylmethacrylate strips was evaluated using a dry weight assay and confocal laser scanning microscopy. The ability of gentian violet to inhibit Candida albicans germination was also assessed. Gentian violet activity against Candida biofilms was demonstrated by a reduction in dry weight, disru...

Prominent progress has been made in nitride semiconductor since high bright blue LED has developed in 1993. It has also expanded to an industry after applied to white LED. These LEDs are produced by the epitaxial growth of nitride semiconductor layers on sapphire (a Al2O3) substrate. On the other hand, recording density in optical disks has increased from CD in 1980s to DVD in latter 1990s. Las...