Background:Trichomonas vaginalis is considered one of the main causes of vulvovaginitis in women. Metronidazole with vast side effects is now the drug of choice for treatment of this infection. In an attempt to find an alternative drug, the effect of Eucalyptus camaldulensis on this parasite was shown in previous studies. In this investigation, the effect of different extracts of this plant on T. vaginalis in culture medium has been investigated.Materials and Methods:Five different extracts including total extract, diethyl ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and water fractions were prepared. The extracts were dried using vacuum rotary evaporator and then they were used for in vitro anti-trichomonas experiments.Results:Crude extract of E. camaldulensis showed 80% growth inhibition (GI) in a concentration of 12.5 mg/ml during 24 h. Diethyl ether extract in a concentration of 25 mg/ml showed 100% GI during 24 h. With ethyl acetate extract, 100% GI was detected with the minimum concentration of 12.5 mg/ml in the first 24 h. Finally, water extract in a concentration of 50 mg/ml showed 80% and 100% GI after 48 and 72 h, respectively.Conclusion:Ethyl acetate fraction is the extract which showed the highest percentage of GI (100%) with the least concentration (12.5 mg/ml) after 24 and 48 h.
Background: Staphylococcus aureusis a serious agent that often colonize dairy products all over the world. Staphylococcal enterotoxins are the essential causes of food poisoningin human societies. Enterotoxin type A is an importantstaphylococcal exotoxin. Objectives: The aim of present study was to detect the enterotoxin producing Staphylococcus.aureus within different dairy products collected from Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: Two hundreds twenty dairy products samples were collected from local dealers across the city. The samples were first screened for S. aureus contaminations. All isolated strains of S. aureus were then investigated for enterotoxin a gene, usind spesific primer sets. Results: Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 43% of dairy samples: 22% from milk and 18% from cheese samples. The SEA genes were detected in 10 isolates (22%) originated from raw milk and in two isolates (25%) from domestic cheese. Conclusions: Since, the staphylococcal enterotoxins are heat stable, heat had no effect on the toxicity of the enterotoxins within positive samples. Our primer stets confirmed previous studies that introduced PCR as rapid, sensitive, and specific method for dairy products screening system. Our data showed that routine screening and surveillance is vital for different food materials including dairy products.
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