Biological sciences
Investigating the effects of Zataria Multiflora essential oil and silver nanoparticles on the expression of abaI and pil genes in Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation

Saghar Bakhtiari; Fatemeh Noorbakhsh; Sadaf Mohseni Fard; Raheleh Safaei javan

Volume 7, Issue 4 , March 2024, , Pages 63-80

https://doi.org/10.22034/HBB.2024.04

Abstract
  The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of Zataria multiflora and silver nanoparticles on the biofilm formation ability of A. baumannii and the expression of genes involved in this process. Thirty isolates of A. baumannii bacteria were collected and studied from the Milad Hospital of Tehran. ...  Read More

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of chamomile flower and their antibacterial activity against Acinetobacter spp.
Volume 3, Issue 4 , March 2020, , Pages 48-62

https://doi.org/10.22034/HBB.2020.29

Abstract
  In this study, we have shown that biologically synthesized Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) can effectively inhibit the growth of a clinical isolate of the Acinetobacter spp in vivo. The bacterial strain was isolated from a hospitalized male burnt patient in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Initially, Minimum Inhibitory ...  Read More

Evaluation of silver nanoparticles and alcoholic extract of Amaranthus retroflexus on pathogenic bacteria
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2018, , Pages 12-23

https://doi.org/10.22034/HBB.2018.23

Abstract
  In recent years, application of medicinal plants increase in the treatment of infections rather than antimicrobial drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of silver nanoparticles and alcoholic extract of Amaranthus retroflexus on some pathogenic bacteria. The alcoholic extract of this ...  Read More