January 2013

Antibacterial activity of Saudi honey against Gram negative bacteria

  The antibacterial activity of local Sidr and Mountain Saudi honeys against Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii were evaluated. Disc diffusion method, gel diffusion method, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values were used in this investigation. The findings indicated...

Author(s): Alqurashi A. M., Masoud E. A. and Alamin M. A.

January 2013

Isolation of potent antibiotic producing Actinomycetes from marine sediments of Andaman and Nicobar Marine Islands

  A total of six isolates of Actinomycetes were collected from marine sediments of Andaman Islands. Each isolate was tested against five pathogenic bacteria and also against some pathogenic fungi. Among the six isolates, one of the isolates showed potent activity against all the bacteria and fungi. These isolates appear to produce high anti-fungal and anti-bacterial compounds on potato dextrose agar and...

Author(s): Aparanji Poosarla, Venkata Ramana L. and R. Murali Krishna