Aims: This study was conducted for isolation, identification and probiotic profiling of Lactobacillus spp. from the intestine of indigenous and non-indigenous Channa punctata species. Study Design: Lactobacillus spp. from the intestine of Channa punctata fish was isolated and cul...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29207
The present study aimed to screen biosurfactant producing microorganisms isolated from different Egyptian samples viz. soil sample contaminated with oil from fuel station, soil sample contaminated with kerosene from classic bread oven, samples from wall of drainage tube of kitche...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28437
The present study was undertaken to isolate and molecularly and phylogenetically characterize a Sweet potato leaf curl virus isolate infecting sweet potato plants in Giza governorate in Egypt. The virus was isolated from infected plants showing leaf curl symptoms using non-viruli...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29263
Aims: This study aimed to identify ascetic fluid bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic resistance profile in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) patients in Nile delta and its impact on the clinical outcome of these patients. Study Design: Retrospective observational stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29869
Background: Each year, 3 to 4 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and it is the major cause of liver disease worldwide. The patient with acute HCV is often asymptomatic but can present with fatigue and jaundice. About 80% of HCV infected individual’s progress...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28690
Juan Rojas Armas, Julio Ruiz Quiroz, Robert Almonacid Roman, Jose Ortiz Sanchez, Miriam Palomino Pacheco, Luz Huaroto Valdivia, Emilio Collahua Rivera, Roberto Chavez Asmat & Andrea Anampa- Guzmán·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: To determine the antibacterial activity of essential oils (EOs) from Thymus vulgaris L, Origanum vulgare L and Minthostachys mollis (Benth.) Griseb in combination with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from clinical...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29666
The present research aimed to isolate soil Bacillus spp. from Al-Ahsa Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and test their potential of antibiotics production. Out of 21 soil samples, 34 bacterial isolates were obtained and following identification tests, 26 bacterial isolates in an...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29126
Aim: Determine the effect of different inoculum concentrations of T. harzianum from semi - arid soils on the activity of antioxidant enzymes of maize seedlings under water stress. Methods and Results: This study employed a three-factor factorial (3×4×4) design, arranged in a comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26015
Aim: To study the chemical and microbiological profiles of dried Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces and bissap drinks prepared from these calyces and relate the findings to current prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Study Design: Experimental design. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28563
Aims: The present study was conducted aiming at the isolation of the pathogenic bacteria from the family enterobacteriaceae in raw, edible and apparently healthy fishes, from different fish markets of Allahabad. Study Design: Forty fish specimens were collected from eight differe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28284