Abstract Objective Over the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion of the trendy water pipe smoking around the world especially among younger adults.The initial objective of this study was to identify the microbiota of the shisha, which may either be of no harm for the smoker or enhance the threat on his well-being.The total DNA for the meta
The small amount of data regarding the antifungal activity of Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter against dermatophytes, Malassezia spp.and Aspergillus spp., associated with the few comparative studies on the antimicrobial activity of methanolic, ethanolic, and butanolic extracts underpins the study herein presented.The total condensed tannin (TCT), ph
Abstract Background Understanding the pathogenesis of influenza infection is a key factor leading to the prevention and control of future outbreaks.Pandemic 2009 Influenza H1N1 infection, although frequently mild, led to a severe and fatal form of disease in toor knives serpent certain cases that make its virulence nature debatable.Much effort has
The island of Madagascar, located in the southern hemisphere between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Indian Ocean, 450 km from the African continent, is particularly affected by wildfires.The vegetation of the phytogeographic Western Domain of the island consists largely of savannas, wooded grassland, and secondary grassland, maintai
The complex smear microbiota colonizing the surface of red-smear cheese fundamentally impacts the ripening process, appearance and shelf life of cheese.To decipher the prokaryotic composition of the cheese smear microbiome, the surface of a semi-hard surface ripened cheese was studied post-ripening by culture-based and culture-independent molecular