Ali Mohamed Elshafei, Mohamed Mohamed Hassan1, Nadia Hussein Ali, Mohamed Abd-Elmontasr Abouzeid, Dalia Ali Mahmoud & Dina Helmy Elghonemy·Microbiology Research Journal International·2013
Aim: The aims of the present study were to purify and characterize L-glutaminase from Penicillium brevicompactum NRC 829; and to evaluate the antitumor activity of the purified enzyme against different tumor human cell lines. Study Design: Testing of antitumor activity of L-gluta...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5098
Aims: To isolate lead resistant bacteria from industrial effluent and characterize them by biochemical tests, effect of physical and chemicals factors on their growth and protein profiling of the isolates on with or without metal stress. Study Design: Cross-sectional study of rel...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5862
Bahareh Rajaei, Nahid Sepehri Rad, Farzad Badmasti, Mohamad Reza Razavi, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Raheleh Saboohi, Taraneh Rajaei, Arfa Moshiri, Mehdi Nejati, Ahmad Reza Bahremand & Seyed Davar Siadat·Microbiology Research Journal International·2013
Aim:Salmonella is an important food-borne pathogen in humans and a broad range of animals. Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella spp. is a serious health problem in human and veterinary medicine worldwide. The aim of this study was to detect integrons, the natural recombination...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4639
Muhammad Shoaib Alam, Sana Ullah Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Noor Ul Akbar, Muhammad Asim Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Idrees & Muhammad Waqar·Microbiology Research Journal International·2013
Background: Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia are intestinal parasites that predominantly causes "waterborne" infections that are transmitted through consumption of contaminated water. Both parasites typically cause an acute short-term infections with self-limiting diarr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/3947
Aims: 104 samples were collected from the west region and the coastal plain of Cameroon during two coffee campaigns, 2009 and 2010. Two coffee processes were evaluated (wet and dry processes) at different stages from harvesting to storage. Study Design: Food contaminants. Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4284
Aims: We investigated the antibacterial activity of three groups of phenolic compounds obtained from the chloroform (CHCl3) extract of the fleshy seed coat (sarcotestas) of Ginkgo biloba. Study Design: An experimental study. Methodology: Inhibition of microbial growth was measure...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5623
Aim: To isolate and identify Listeria monocytogenes from frozen and shock frozen raw dressed broiler chicken in Khartoum State, Sudan. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum-North,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/2449
Aims: To study virulence factors and antifungal susceptibility profile of C. glabrata isolated from various clinical specimens. Study Design: A total of 175 C. glabrata spp. isolated from various clinical specimens were included in the study. Place and Duration of Study: Departme...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5806
Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the level of secretion of gamma-interferon by interferon-primed and unprimed Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells and their survival or growth following infection with Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (ATCC 1...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4989
Aims: To Isolate and characterize the antimicrobial actinomycetes from the marine habitats of south coast of Andhra Pradesh, India. Place and Duration of the Study: Marine habitats of south coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, between June 2011 and July 2012. Methodology: The soil sam...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5707