Shirin Fekri Kohan, Alireza Nouhi Kararoudi, Maryam Bazgosha, Somayeh Adelifar, Arman Hafezolghorani Esfahani, Fatemeh Ghaderi Barmi, Reyhaneh Kouchakinejad, Ebrahim Barzegari, Mahdi Shahriarinour, Najmeh Ranji
BACKGROUND: One of the causes of antibiotic resistance is the reduced accumulation of antibiotics in bacterial cells through pumping out the drugs. Silybin, a key component of the Silybum marianum plant, exhibits various beneficial properties, including anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hepatoprotective effects. METHODS AND RESULTS: Clinical isolates of E. coli were procured from 17 Shahrivar Children's Hospital in Rasht, Guilan, located in northern Iran...
February 16, 2024: International Microbiology: the Official Journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology