diseases. While 25 to 50% of current pharmaceuticals are derived from plants‚ none are used as antimicrobials. Traditional healers have long used plants to prevent or cure infectious conditions; Western medicine is trying to duplicate their successes. Plants are rich in a wide variety of secondary metabolites‚ such as tannins‚ terpenoids‚ alkaloids‚ and flavonoids‚ which have been found in vitro to have antimicrobial properties. This review attempts to summarize the current status of botanical screening
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and leaf extract were used to test antimicrobial activity against disease causing bacteria Staphylococcuaureus. Extracts of varying concentrations of Azadirachtaindica fruit pulp and leaf extract were prepared using Phosphate Buffer and tested against test organisms using agar diffusion method. Oxfloxacinof same varying concentrations were used to compare the effect of antimicrobial activity of fruit pulp and leaf extract. Keywords: Azadirachtaindica‚ Antimicrobial activity‚ Staphylococcus aureus
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the background of the problem‚ main problem‚ the sub-problems‚ and hypothesis‚ significance of the study and the scope and limitations of the study. Background of the Problem Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a very popular aquaculture species in the Philippines at present and considered as an “aquatic chicken” offering economical and social benefits mainly for rural communities. It also play vital role in terms of worldwide employment‚ however
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International Journal of Food Microbiology 71 Ž2001. 1–20 www.elsevier.comrlocaterijfoodmicro Review article Bacteriocins: safe‚ natural antimicrobials for food preservation Jennifer Cleveland a ‚ Thomas J. Montville a ‚ Ingolf F. Nes b‚ Michael L. Chikindas a‚ ) a Department of Food Science‚ Rutgers‚ The State UniÕersity of New Jersey‚ 65 Dudley Road‚ New Brunswick‚ NJ 08901‚ USA b Laboratory of Microbial Gene Technology‚ Department of Biotechnological Sciences‚ Agricultural UniÕersity
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Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in a rural hospital addresses Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) program and the growing concerns of the appropriate use of antimicrobials. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention launched a campaign to improve antimicrobial use through the implementation of AMS programs. National and international organizations have recognized this growing problem and have published guidelines and recommendations to combat it (CDC‚ 2012). Antimicrobial stewardship
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online http://www.ipharmsciencia.com ©2011 IPS REVIEW ARTICLE Phytochemical screening and Extraction: A Review ABSTRACT Plants are a source of large amount of drugs comprising to different groups such as antispasmodics‚ emetics‚ anti-cancer‚ antimicrobials etc. A large number of the plants are claimed to possess the antibiotic properties in the traditional system and are also used extensively by the tribal people worldwide. It is now believed that nature has given the cure of every disease in one
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Introduction: Antimicrobial agents are chemicals that are used against bacteria. There are many such agents available. Because there are many different situations where bacterial control is important‚ no antimicrobial agent is effective in all situations. For example‚ you wouldn’t use the same compound to fight an ear infection as you would use to sterilize surfaces in an Operating room. The situations are completely different. In one case‚ you are trying to assist the body to fight off an internal
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CAIMITO [Chrsophyllum cainito] LEAVES DECOCTION AS ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH Submitted by: Shaneika Mae S. Apus 7-Sals A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Research I Submitted to: Research Adviser August 23‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION Caimito is a tree with a spreading crown‚ growing to a height of 15 meters . Branches are numerous and slender‚ the young tips are copper-colored
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ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the antifungal and cytotoxicity activity of four medicinal plants like Mystroxylon aethiopicum‚ Lonchocarpus capassa‚ Albizia anthelmentica and Myrica salicifolia. Methods: Microdilution method and brine shrimp lethality test were employed to evaluate antifungal and cytotoxicity of plant extracts. Results: Lonchocarpus capassa leaf extracts exhibited antifungal activity against tested fungal strains with MIC range of 0.78 – 3.125 mg/mL with LCLA extract inhibiting C
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Introduction What is cloning? The production of identical copies of molecules‚ cells‚ or organisms from a single ancestor. Cloning is to duplicate a cell or an organism‚ usually asexually‚ which is genetically an exact replica of the other cell or organism. What is Clone? It is a group of genetically identical cells It is also an organism which is genetically an exact replica of another organism. Cloning Dolly the Sheep The first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell Roslin Institute
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