Toxicity effects of hexavalent chromium on hematological, biochemical and digestive enzyme profiles of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822).

The study provides a descriptive understanding of the toxic effect of heavy metal chromium on the hematological, biochemical, and digestive enzyme profiles in the fingerlings of Labeo rohita. The 96-h LC of hexavalent chromium was found to be 15.76 mg/L.

Excellent adsorption of toxic Cd (II) ions from water with effective antibacterial activity by novel GO-ZnO-curcumin composite.

A significant health risk arises from the bioaccumulation of harmful Cd (II) in drinking water. Here, we report the unique Cd (II) remediation from drinking water by using novel GO-ZnO-curcumin composite. The composites were tailored by varying the ratio of GO-ZnO and curcumin.

Bioaccumulation of polystyrene microplastics and changes in antioxidant and AChE pattern in a freshwater snail (Filopaludina bengalensis) from river Ganga.

Microplastic pollution is a leading global problem affecting terrestrial and marine aquatic ecosystems. Due to the stagnant nature of microplastics, the toxic effect of microplastics is more pronounced to benthic organisms than the surface feeder. Hence, the present study effort was to study the microplastic bioaccumulation pattern and changes in the enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidant and AChE pattern of freshwater snail Filopaludina bengalensis, which were subjected to 0.

Phytoplankton diversity in wastewater impacted Indian Ramsar site: a study from East Kolkata Wetland.

A seasonal study was undertaken to understand the influence of wastewater on phytoplankton distribution in a water body of East Kolkata Wetland (EKW), a designated Ramsar site in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A total of 19 different genera of phytoplankton belonging to 5 phyla were recorded. Among all the groups, Chlorophyceae was found to be dominated by 8 genera followed by Bacillariophycaeae (4 genera), Cyanophyceae (4 genera), Euglenophyceae (2 genera), and Zygnematophyceae (1 genus).

Microbiome analysis reveals potential for modulation of gut microbiota through polysaccharide-based prebiotic feeding in (Linnaeus, 1758).

Characterization and functional profiling of the gut microbiota are essential for guiding nutritional interventions in fish and achieving favorable host-microbe interactions. Thus, we conducted a 30 days study to explore and document the gut microbial community of , as well as to evaluate the effects of a polysaccharide-based prebiotics with 0.5% and 0.

Rationality of Prescriptions by Rational Use of Medicine Consensus Approach in Common Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections: An Outpatient Department Based Cross-Sectional Study from India.

Background: Drug utilisation studies are relevant for the analysis of prescription rationality and are pertinent in today's context of the increasing burden of antimicrobial resistance. Prescriptions for patients with diarrhoea or Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) have been analysed in this study to understand the prescription pattern among various categories of prescribers in two tertiary care centers.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2019 to December 2020 in the medicine and pediatrics outpatient departments of two government teaching hospitals in West Bengal, India.

Co-Prevalence of Virulence and Pathogenic Potential in Multiple Antibiotic Resistant spp. from Diseased Fishes with Insight on the Virulent Protein Network.

Aeromonas species exhibit widespread presence in food, poultry, and aquaculture. They are major multi-drug-resistant fish pathogens. This study aims to identify Aeromonas species harbouring virulence genes aerolysin, flagellin, and lipase from diseased fishes of Assam wetlands with association with antibiotic resistance and in vivo pathogenicity.

Accumulation of lead by free and immobilized cyanobacteria with special reference to accumulation factor and recovery.

Lead accumulation by free and immobilized cyanobacteria, Lyngbya majuscula and Spirulina subsalsa was studied. Exponentially growing biomass was exposed to 1-20mg L(-1) of Pb(II) solution at pH 6, 7 and 8 for time periods ranging from 10 min to 48 h. L.

Bacterial incidence and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in moderate and severe infections in hospitalised patients.

Infectious diseases are among the leading causes of death and sometimes curable. Bacteria are the most common aetiology in hospitalised patients. Objectives of this study were to evaluate the incidence of bacterial infections and their pattern of susceptibility to antibiotics in moderate and severe infections in hospitalised patients.