Publications by authors named "Farzana Zafar"

Disruption of quorum sensing pathway of pathogenic microbes is considered as novel approach to fight against infectious diseases. The current study was planned to evaluate the antibiofilm and quorum sensing inhibitory potential of . Antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of extracts was determined through agar well diffusion and crystal violet assay against sinusitis isolates, that is, , while quorum sensing inhibition efficacy of extracts was determined through violacein inhibition assay using as bacterial model The methanolic extract of presented the highest antimicrobial activity against and antibiofilm activity against (77.

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COVID-19, a novel coronavirus disease, has provoked a variety of health and safety concerns, and socioeconomic challenges around the globe. The laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 was quickly established utilizing nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAAT) after the disease causing virus has been identified, and its genetic sequence has been determined. In addition to NAAT, serological tests based on antibodies testing against SARS-CoV-2 were introduced for diagnostic and epidemiologic studies.

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