Aim: We studied the potentials of four metal-resistant bacterial strains to reduce the concentration of selected metals in dumpsite leachate. Methods: The bacteria which were obtained from the culture collection of the Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology laboratory were...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28011
Aims: Influenza is a serious threat to human population worldwide therefore continuous surveillance is required to update influenza seasonal vaccines. A rapid, sensitive, specific and cost effective diagnostic method will be much helpful for patient management in the present scen...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28858
Francioli Koro Koro, Joseph Rodrigue Foe Essomba, Leslie Kaiyven Afi, Yannick Kamdem Simo, Félix Fotso Piam, Mbe Jean Romain, Jurgen Noeske, Francois-Xavier Etoa & Sara Irène Eyangoh·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: Beijing remain the most M. tuberculosis lineage distributed and associated to multidrug resistance known worldwide. Its detection in a young person urge to make a large molecular epidemiology study in the concerned region since this can significantly impact tuberculosis (TB...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28963
Aim: We report the first case of recurrent erosion of a glaucoma drainage device (GDD) associated with chronic infection with biofilm-producing bacterial organisms. Presentation of Case: A 68-year-old Caucasian female was referred to a tertiary glaucoma service with uncontrolled...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28289
Introduction: Enterococci have emerged as one of the most important multidrug resistant microorganisms over the past few decades and have been reported to be the third most important hospital-acquired pathogens. Indiscriminate use of vancomycin and extended spectrum cephalosporin...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29246
Hepatitis B is a growing worldwide public health issue today. The pathologies are responsible for considerable increase in healthcare expenses despite the widely recognized public health authority to keep then under control. Facts and figures have hitherto been misconstrued as re...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27331
Background: Chikungunya virus caused incapacitating infection during 2006 epidemics spanning 28 countries. The expansion of the disease and increased virulence resulted in neurological and ocular complications in the affected patients implicating changes in the structural and fun...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27880
Marwa M. E. Abd-Elmonsef, Haidy S. Khalil, Amal Selim, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Walaa Elkhalawany, Sameh Samir, Mohamed S. Abd-Elghafar & Mohamed M. E. Abd-Elmonsef·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the frequency of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolated from various hospital-acquired infection cases admitted to Tanta University Hospital, Egypt and to determine the antibiotic resistance profile of these isolates. St...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29240
The study sought to identify microbial communities and potential probiotics in one of the popular fish species, Alestes baremoze. A total of 15 samples were collected from Lake Albert and swabs of the skin, gills and gut were made, and cultured on general purpose and selective me...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28820
Aim: To detect heavy metals resistance genes in an environmental Pseudomonas aeruginoas (S 7) isolate. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biology, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, between January and March 2016. Methodology: Detect...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28655