Medicinal plants against drug resistance staphylococcus aureus

ISBN-13: 9783659405785 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 88 str.

Ashfaq Usman Ali;Ejaz Rahat

Opis

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a gram positive aerobic bacterium which causes several diseases in humans as well as animals (cows, buffaloes and goat). S. aureus represents a major agent of contagious bovine mastitis, a serious disease of livestock resulting in both reduced milk production and quality. Persistent mastitis in livestock caused by S. aureus gives rise to economic losses. In mastitis, the main reservoir for S. aureus is the infected udder, once infection is established, S. aureus colonizes in the mammary gland and destroys cell membranes and damages milk-producing tissue. S. aureus is widely distributed in nature. It can colonize and infect both healthy, immunologically competent people in the community and hospitalized patients with decreased host defenses. S. aureus is the major pathogen of hospital acquired infections.

O autorze

Dr.Usman Ali Ashfaq completed his PhD from Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Usman Ali Ashfaq has 33 International publications with almost 68 Impact factor. Dr.Usman is working as Assistant Professor at Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology at GCUF