This is the first study to report on aberrant otolith morphology and otolith types for Lophius budegassa in the Sea of Marmara. Light and scanning electron microscopes were used to determine aberrant otoliths in the L. ...

The present study aims to investigate the occurrence of free living amoeba (FLA) in water resources (rivers and tap water) in Samsun in the Black Sea. The presence of Acanthamoeba spp. was confirmed in 98 of 192 water ...

In total, 240 tarek, Alburnus tarichi, specimens were caught throughout February 2008 in Lake Van, Turkey, a lake with highly salty-alkaline conditions. Ages, lengths and weights of A. tarichi were determined to estimate ...

Holoparasite Orobanche gracilis Sm. and O.fuliginosa Reut. ex Jord. were micromorphologically and anatomically examined. In anatomical studies, the transverse and surface section of the root, stem and leaf of species were ...

The antibacterial and antifungal activities of crude ethanolic extracts of 41 traditional medicinal plant species belonging to 26 families were tested against four bacteria and two fungi: Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia ...

The antibacterial and antifungal activities of mad honey and the crude extracts (leaves and flowers) of Rhododendron ponticum L. subsp. ponticum, Rhododendron luteum L., Rhododendron smirnovii L., and Rhododendron caucasicum ...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, high temperature and fever, and prevent blood clots. There are very few studies where some of these drugs are studied simultaneously ...

Objective: Honey possesses antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Many chronic diseases are associated with increased oxidative stress caused by an imbalance between free-radical production and the antioxidant level. ...

Here, we reported the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using Urtica dioica (nettle) leaf extract as green reducing and capping agents and investigate their anticancer and antibacterial, activity. The Nettle-mediated ...

Fluctuating asymmetry can cause developmental disorders in fish, and particularly high levels of asymmetry adversely affect fish life. In this study, the fluctuating asymmetry levels of the otoliths of four Alburnus species ...