Most of the Gordonia species described earlier have been considered as opportunistic pathogens in humans, but recently described species have been isolated from the environment with notable roles in bioremediation or the biodegradation of pollutants. A gram-positive slightly acid...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11435
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have been recognized for decades as hospital acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA). Nowadays, MRSA is also recognized as a worldwide emerging community-associated pathogen. Community associated-MRSA (CA-MRSA) has been sh...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/9607
Steinhausia mytilovum (Field, 1924) is a microsporidian parasite that infects female individuals of Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. The aim of this work was to evaluate the incidence and histopathological effect of the microsporidian in the host from the Atlantic...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12658
Aim: The aims of the study were to determine the antibacterial resistance profile and detect the presence of antibacterial resistance genes of Salmonella isolates recovered from the blood samples of hospitalized subjects in Kano metropolis. Study Design: The study is a descriptiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/9711
Aims: To isolate and identify the endophytic Nocardiopsis sp.5 from Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) leaves and estimates its antimicrobial activity against various human pathogens and tea pathogens. Study Design: Rare endophytic actinobacteria isolation, identification and estimation of a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13523
Aims: This research was carried out to detect the content and distribution of class 1 integrons in multidrug resistant Salmonella isolates. Materials and Methods: Eighty four clinical isolates of Salmonella serovars were subjected to molecular detection of class 1 integrons follo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/9303
Amany Lotfy Kansoh, Zeinab Hassan Kheiralla, Hala Abd Elmonem Ahmed, Tarek Kahil, Eman Karam Abd El-Hameed & Mona Abdeltawab Esawy·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Aims and Study Design: The stress honey medium expected to have spores with unique feature. Within this context, two honey isolates were identified, characterized, and evaluated as secondary metabolite producers. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the Nation...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12695
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of aerobic bacteria associated with the intestine and hepatopancreas of blue land crab and the susceptibility of the bacteria to a panel of antimicrobials that included some drugs used for the treatment of bacterial infections in the human and vete...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13620
Background: Sexual contact with an HIV infected individual is a significant risk in HIV transmission. We observed occurrence of HIV sero-discordance among some couples in our environment and went further to determine the prevalence of such discordance in Benue state, Nigeria. Aim...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11863
The study was to determine the microbial contamination of Ghanaian cedi notes from traders in the Tamale Central Market, Ghana. A total of ninety (90) currency notes of three lower denominations mainly in circulation (Ghanaian cedi 1, 2 and 5) were collected into sterile paper en...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12551