Natural honey is an ancient remedy in folk medicine around the world particularly where conventional and modern therapeutic agents fail. Here we report antibacterial potential of a number of unifloral and multifloral natural honey samples produced in Pakistan. Honey samples were collected from colonies of Apis mallifera and Apis cerana bees foraged on Acacia modesta, Plactranthus speices, Zizip...

To determine if a storm event (i.e., high winds, large volumes of precipitation) could alter concentrations of Vibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus in aquacultured oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and associated surface water and sediment, this study followed a sampling timeline before and after Hurricane Irene impacted the Chesapeake Bay estuary in late August 2011. Aquacultured oysters we...

13 While milk is well known to be a balanced diet with its high nutritional values, conversely milk and milk products may serve as potential substrate for the growth and proliferation of a range of microorganisms which in turn fatally influences mass public health. Current study attempted to examine the likelihood of microbial contamination within some common milk products consumed by the local...

Among the more than 70 different Vibrio species inhabiting marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems, 12 are recognized as human pathogens. The warm subtropical climate of the Black Sea coastal area and inland regions of Georgia likely provides a favorable environment for various Vibrio species. From 2006 to 2009, the abundance, ecology, and diversity of clinically important Vibrio species w...

Acute gastroenteritis is a common infection among the children. The present study was conducted to study the bacterial pathogens in paediatric diarrhoeas and their antibiotic resistance pattern. Stool samples were collected between January 2012 to December 2012. A total of 118 patients with diarrhoea who were under five years of age. Stool samples were inoculated, isolated and identified using ...

The efficacy of the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) enteric medium for isolation and direct identification of enteric pathogens was evaluated. Six different biochemical reactions can be read by using the SSI enteric medium, allowing direct identification of a range of enteric pathogens. All 248 gram-negative bacterial species that were tested grew on the SSI enteric medium. Only 10 of 248 bacteria...

Septicemia of Vibrio spp. such as non-O1 Vibrio cholerae presented with diarrhea, fasciitis, cellulitis or otitis media are common in cirrhotic patients (Lin, C.-J., Chiu, C.-T., Lin, D.-Y., et al., Am. J. Gastroenterol., 91, 336-340, 1996). It may result from a lower C3/C4 level, a lower serum ferritin level or opsonophagocytosis dysfunction. High mortality in such cases has been noted. Howeve...

Mobile genetic elements are essential for the acquisition of new genetic information and genomic recombination. Among these, integrons and ICEs of the SXT/R391 family are involved primarily in antibiotic resistance diffusion and in other adaptive functions in Vibrio. Many studies indicate that mobile genetic elements are also important factors of genetic variability and suggest their role as po...

Vibrio is a genus of bacteria belonging to the family Vibrionaceae and epidemiological importance. This organism commonly found in aquatic environments associated with water food-related infectious disease outbreaks public health concern globally. About 85% presumptive isolates recovered from fish storage collected major markets Okitipupa Igbokoda areas Ondo State, Nigeria were confirmed as spe...

This present paper aimed to review the past 4 years (2019–2022), inhibition of Vibrio spp. (including Vibrio's causing AHPND) by EOs, as well potential toxicity EOs towards crustaceans, with an emphasis on Artemia In review, 27 from terrestrial plants are reported regarding their anti-Vibrio activity. Among these studies, Salvia officinalis and Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae family) were found be m...