October 2015
Efficacy of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteriophage cocktail on Acinetobacter baumannii growth
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen which is a major cause of nosocomial infection. Bacteriophages are bacterial viruses that are used as alternative agents in the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. In this research, our purpose was to investigate the efficacy of a cocktail of five bacteriophages. Ten (10) bacteriophage isolates were determined for the host range analysis and five...
October 2015
Antibacterial and hemolytic activities of Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd) Poir. (Mimosoidea)
Mimosa tenuiflora is a shrub-sized plant native of the Northeast region of Brazil where it is popularly known as “jurema preta” and is widely used in folk medicine, especially the stem bark extract mixtures. Due to its high content of tannins and flavonoids, it is considered to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extracts of M. tenuiflora (EEMt) was...
October 2015
Efficacy of oregano oil as a biocide agent against pathogens in vitro, using lux reporter gene technology
This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial activity and strength of kill of Himalayan oregano oil (HOO) across a range of dilutions typically formulated for potential topical use in healthcare settings, using bioluminescent constructs of bacterial pathogens as real time biosensors for rapid bactericidal monitoring. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, previously...
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