Traditional plants have been used for centuries to treat different human ailments. The
phytochemical constituents of these plants contributed much to the reported antimicrobial
activities. This study was carried out ...
Nuria Mohammed; Mulugeta Desta (PhD); Zekeria Yusuf (PhD)(Haramaya University, 2023-11)
Efficient biodegradation of starch and lignocellulosic waste materials by fungi or bacteria leads to a number of processes of great economic importance. The present study was undertaken to isolate and characterize amylase ...
Foodborne disease is a major global public health concern. Animal source foods are the leading
point of exposure for foodborne pathogens. Salmonella enterica is one of the main meat safety
challenges due its ability ...
Teshale Areda; Meseret Chimdessa (Ph.D.); Mulugeta Desta (Ph.D.)(Haramaya University, 2021-11)
Large proportions of the world’s population use traditional medicinal plants to treat various
diseases. Brucea antidysenterica and Tagetes minuta are one of the most common medicinal
plants used to treat infectious ...
Vernonia leaf scientifically known as Vernonia amygdalina, of Asteraceae family is one of
the traditional medicinal plants used found in Africa and Asia. Thus, the objective of the
study was to investigate major secondary ...
The use of plants for curing diseases was inevitable as is already proven by seeing the
problems associated with synthetic antibiotics. The Punica granatumL. has been reported for
the treatment of medical and health ...
Annona muricata is a species of the Annonaceae family that has therapeutic potential. Thus,
the objective of the study was to assess phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of
A.muricata fruit pulp, seed and leaf ...
Because of the rapid development of drug resistance and high cost of the new generation
antibiotics, lots of efforts are being made to discover new antimicrobial agents mainly from
medicinal plants. This study was ...
Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is still a public health problem in some African and Asian countries including Ethiopia. Even though its prevalence has declined after introduction of MDT, the disease is still one of the problems ...
Bulti, Firaol; Kebede, Dr. Ameha; Chimdessa, Dr. Meseret(Haramaya university, 2021-05)
Mushroom production is an important application of microbiology to agriculture, and is a cost-effective means of supplementing human nutrition and generating income while also contributing to environmental waste management. ...
Vegetables that are handled under unhygienic conditions when consumed raw transmit various kinds of infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to assess the extent of bacteriological and parasitological contamination ...