BACKGROUND: Some viruses play a key role in the disturbance of the digestive system. The common viruses which cause infectious diarrhoea (gastroenteritis) include astrovirus, caliciviruses, coronavirus and torovirus which ...

South Africa has a long history and strong belief in traditional herbal medicines. Using ethnobotanical knowledge as a lead, a large number of South African medicinal plants have been discovered to possess a wide spectrum ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is currently rated as the 13th leading cause of mortality and the second leading cause of death after COVID-19, and above AIDS. Existing challenges relating to the development of multidrug-resistant strains ...

Bacterial biofilms pose health challenges both in clinical environments and the food industry. Major foodborne bacterial pathogens form biofilms on surfaces and persist, causing infections in humans that may be difficult ...

BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea is a major health issue in both humans and animals and may be caused by bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Previous studies highlighted excellent activity of Newtonia buchananii and N. hildebrandtii ...

Endophytes are bacteria or fungi which live inside the host plant and participate in many biological processes without causing disease or other adverse effects. Endophytes are recognised as a rich source of secondary ...

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In southern Africa, many medicinal plants are used traditionally to treat gastrointestinal disorders and other infectious diseases. Newtonia hildebrandtii and Newtonia buchananii are used for the treatment of wounds and ...