Giardia lamblia is a prevalent intestinal parasite that cause diarrhea among human beings and the life cycle is complicated and contains two stages for trophozoites and cysts. These stages are hardly eradicated by using prescribed drugs such as metronidazole. Aim: The purpose of...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i71462
Plant extracts constitutes versatile phytochemicals which can be substituted with commercial synthetic chemicals to inhibit the growth of pathogens. In this study, the methanol and aqueous extracts of guava, jackfruit, tulsi, peppermint and eucalyptus leaves were evaluated in-vit...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2024/v34i21429
Sisymbrium irio is a plant used in folk medicine in Asian peoples. In 79 samples collected from hospitals, 71 were infected with Gram-positive bacteria. Performing API 20 samples showed 17(23.94%) were S. pyrogens and 54(76.06%) were S. aureus. In an experiment for antibiotic sen...
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Research Article10.9734/mrji/2019/v28i230127
Honey used as a potential source of medicine traditionally. Today honey is contaminated due to improper handling which leads to cause various infections. So, the aim of current study was to isolate and identify the bacterial contamination from both commercial (processed) and natu...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/33389
Objective: Crude extracts were prepared from aerial parts of Euphorbia hirta Linn. in four solvents i.e. water, acetone, ethanol and petroleum ether. Extracts were investigated for their phytochemical, antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Methods: Plant extracts were prepare...
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Research Article10.9734/MRJI/2017/34446
Campylobacter jejuni causes over 99% of the foodborne infections associated with Campylobacter in the United States. This study involves evaluation of commercially available plant extracts of oregano, green tea, hawthorn and curcumin against four isolates of C. jejuni. Initial st...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23810
Aims: To study the efficacy of different solvent extracts (chloroform, ethanol, methanol and hexane) of ten plants on Ralstonia solanacearum the causal organism of bacterial wilt of tomato. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Crop Production, Soil and Environmental Manage...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4179
Aims: To investigate in vitro antifungal activities of methanol, hexane and cold water extracts of Cassia alata, Mitracarpus villosus and Lawsonia inermis against non-dermatophyte molds isolated from rice farmers with onychomycosis in Anambra State, Nigeria. Study Design: Examina...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1248