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Broiler meat is one of the most important protein sources for Bangladeshi people. Food-borne diseases associated with the consumption of poultry meat and its processed products are of public health concern worldwide. An investigation was conducted to assess the bacteriological quality of poultry meat from some poultry farms and its health impact on consumer of Nalitabari paurosova, Sherpur district, Bangladesh. Total 15 samples were randomly selected and collected from different poultry farms on the basis of farms level and size. Bacteriological quality of the samples was assessed by following the standard microbiological methods. The health impact was evaluated with the help of semi-structured based questionnaire of 400 peoples. The average value of TVC and TCC were found as 4.3 × 10 6 CFU/g and 3.6 × 10 4 CFU/g respectively. In this study, the prevalence of fecal coliform was recorded as 33% and the presence of E. coli in 53% samples. The mean value of Salmonella spp. of meat samples was 4.6 × 10 3 CFU/g. No Shigella spp., Vibrio spp. and fungal species were detected in any sample. Some selected isolates were tested for their sensitivity against some commercially available common antibiotics used in Bangladesh. E. coli was 80% resistance to Ampicillin and 90% sensitive to Ciprofloxacin whereas Salmonella spp. showed 100% resistance to Ampicillin and 80% sensitivity to Ciprofloxacin. The antibacterial activity of renowned medicinal plant Azadirachta indica was also evaluated against some multidrug resistance bacteria. The inhibitory zone of both 30% methanolic and ethanolic extracts of Azadirachta indica was 12 mm and 12.3 mm, where 40% methanolic and ethanolic extracts were 14 mm and 16.3 mm against How to cite this paper: Faruque582Advances in Microbiology E. coli. The 40% ethanolic extract showed the better activity between them.The plant extract has no activity against Salmonella spp.. Awareness and health impact of broiler meat was determined among the people of different sectors on the basis of educational qualification, socio-economic condition, income source, broiler meat intake pattern, BMI range and food related diseases they have suffered. The peoples who eat broiler meat are much more prone to complicated diseases than the peoples who never eat it. So broiler meat intake pattern must be changed for better health. The widespread occurrence of Salmonella spp. and E. coli in poultry meat also reinforces the need for effective control measures.

Water is one of the most vital elements of ecosystem and human being, but unfortunately nowadays, the pollution of surface and drinking water is an alarming problem. The present work deals with the assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological profile of several pond, jar and tube-well water samples to ensure its suitability for using and drinking. Total 30 samples were randomly selected and collected from Nakla Paurosova of Sherpur district by following the standard procedure. Bacteriological analysis was carried out by following the standard bacteriological methods. Most of the surface water sampling points were polluted by dumping of waste, cattle wash and were not suitable for drinking or other domestic purposes. Among three heavy metals, only Iron was detected in six tube-well water samples, one was also positive to arsenic, rest of the water bodies were negative to all of these metals.

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Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an important fibre crop and a major contributor to Pakistan's foreign exchange earnings. It supplies 1,240 ginning mills and 453 textile units consisting of 50 composite and 403 spinning units. Approximately 68% of the country's total exports are linked directly or indirectly with cotton and it employs 40% of the total workforce in the manufacturing sector (Anon, 2004). The multiplier effect of employment in this sector is enormous and is currently fuelling the countries economy. In 1991-92, Pakistan achieved a record production of 12.8 million bales of cotton. In 1992-93 production fell to 9.1 million bales AbstractThe effect of cotton leaf curl disease found at Burewala (Pakistan) on the ginning out turn (GOT) and the physical and chemical characteristics of cotton fibre was evaluated by comparing healthy and cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD)-infected plants of four cotton varieties. A highly susceptible response to CLCuD was found in all varieties tested. The disease incidence ranged from 42.6 to 81.4%. Significant differences were observed between the fibre of healthy and diseased cotton plants, of all varieties, for GOT, fibre length, fibre uniformity index, short fibre index, fibre fineness, fibre bundle strength, reflectance degree (Rd-value), yellowness (+b value) and maturity ratio. The cv. CIM-473 exhibited the highest reduction in all the quality parameters studied with the exception of Rd-value which was the lowest in cv. NIAB-999. The disease also significantly affected cellulose, protein, wax and pectin content. CLCuD adversely deteriorated the cotton fibre characteristics, however the varietal difference exists. The varieties with less deteriorated fibre by CLCuD should be an essential criterion for the selection of resistant germplasm against CLCuD.Additional key words: Begomovirus, Burewala strain, CLCuD, fibre deterioration, Gossypium hirsutum. ResumenComunicación corta. Deterioro en las fibras de algodón causado por la enfermedad del enrollado de la hoja del algodón En Burewala (Paquistán) se evaluó el efecto de la enfermedad del enrollado de la hoja del algodón (CLCuD) sobre el porcentaje de hilas en las semillas (GOT) y las características físico-químicas de la fibra de algodón, comparando cuatro variedades de plantas de algodón sanas y con la enfermedad. Todas las variedades estudiadas fueron altamente susceptibles a CLCuD. La incidencia a la enfermedad varió entre el 42,6 y el 81,4%. Se observaron diferencias significativas entre las fibras de las plantas sanas y enfermas, en todas las variedades, para GOT, longitud, índice de uniformidad, índice de fibras cortas, finura, fuerza de los paquetes de fibras, reflectancia (valor Rd), amarilleamiento (valor +b) y madurez de las fibras. El cv. CIM-473 fue el que más redujo los parámetros de calidad estudiados, a excepción del valor Rd, que fue menor en el cv. NIAB-999. La enfermedad también afectó significativamente al contenido en celulosa, proteínas, ceras y pectinas. Las variedades con fibras menos deteriorad...