Exploring the diversity of vaginal microbiota between healthy women and cervical cancer patients in India.

Cervicovaginal diversity has been reported as a predictive biomarker for cervical cancer risk. We recently reported the bio-therapeutic potential of vaginal probiotics from healthy Indian women against vaginal pathogens, isolated from the invasive cervical cancer (ICC) patients. The cervicovaginal microflora from cervical cancer patients has not yet been reported from Indian population.

Cervicovaginal microbiota isolated from healthy women exhibit probiotic properties and antimicrobial activity against pathogens isolated from cervical cancer patients.

Abnormal cervicovaginal microbiota play an important role in HPV persistence and progression to cervical cancer. The present study aimed at isolating and identifying potential probiotics from vaginal swabs of healthy women and evaluating their activity against vaginal pathogens isolated from cervical cancer patients. Based on probiotic, acid-bile tolerance and antimicrobial properties, 13 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from the healthy group were identified by MALDI TOF MS (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionisation, Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry).

Lake contamination by accumulation of heavy metal ions in Eichhornia crassipes: a case study of Rankala Lake, Kolhapur (India).

The absorption of heavy metals into biomaterial derived from the plant Eichhornia crassipes was investigated. The root, stem and leaf samples of the plant collected from the Rankala Lake of Kolhapur city (India) were analyzed for the metal ion concentrations using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. It has been observed that in root, stem and leaf, Pb ions get absorbed, while the extent of absorption for each element found different in the parts analyzed.

Isolation and structural elucidation of two impurities from a diacerein bulk drug.

Two impurities were found in the crude sample of diacerein. The level of these impurities 1.14% and 1.