Purpose of Review: There is still controversy whether EBV could be a causative agent as opposed to an innocent bystander in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to review main studies which were investigated the subject to reveal whether the presence of a possibl...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12613
Aims: To assess the potential health risks of fresh produce grown on irrigated soils treated with manure in Kano State, a large produce region in Nigeria. Methodology: Fresh produce irrigated with wastewater on manure treated soils were assessed for the prevalence, serotype distr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13910
The popular food, dairy products like curds are consumed by many people in its various forms in Bangladesh. Infact, these different types of curds are made without real respect for basic standards of technology and hygiene. This situation will be improved if lactic ferments are w...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14424
Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Marco Del Boccio, Alfonso Pennelli, Marcello Rapinese, Raffaele Tenaglia, Pier Enrico Gallenga, Giampiero Neri & Gilberto Del Boccio·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
The young couple casually arrived at our observation presented two different and painless altered ecosystems. The female partner exhibited inflamed lingual surface, while the man manifested several genital ulceration areas. Microbiological analysis of several sites belonging to e...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13082
Aims: The aim of this study is documenting the presence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus infections in hospitalized patients with AE-COPD in autumn and winter months. Study Design: The study was designed as a prospective cohort study. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13251
Aim: The present study was conducted to improve the β-mannanase production from Aspergillus glaucausand Rhizopus japonicus using UV mutation. Study Design: The first experiment, spore suspensions of A. glaucaus and R. japonicus was exposed to UV irradiation, while in the second e...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/6762
Aims: With a previous observation of pathogenic drug-resistant microorganisms in raw milk samples, current investigation further endeavored to determine the presence of Salmonella spp. and portrayed a complete map of the overall microbiological feature of milk and milk based prod...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11010
Aims: The process parameters influencing enzyme production were optimized to ascertain the optimal cultural and nutritional conditions for β-mannanase production by Penicillium italicum in submerged state fermentation. Study Design: Five stages of experimental processes were desi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/6887
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important pathogenic bacteria causing hospital infections, which has intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics. One of the reasons for the emergence of drug resistance in P. aeruginosa isolates is the production of ESBLs (exten...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13360
This study was carried out from Dec.2011 to Jan. 2012 and occurrence and susceptibility patterns of salmonella isolates were determined. Five hundred and fifty samples (comprising of 355 from stool and 200 from blood) were collected from patients with symptoms of salmonella infec...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13247