Nevine Fam, Doaa Gamal, Manal El Said, Inas El Defrawy, Ehab El Dadei, Soheir El Attar, Ashraf Sorur, Salwa Ahmed & John Klena·Microbiology Research Journal International·2013
Aims: To determine the prevalence of acquired pAmpCs in clinically important and relevant enterobacterial species and to characterize the molecular types of pAmpC present in our geographic area. Methodology: Sixty Enterobacterial clinical isolates resistant to third generation ce...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4653
Aims: To determine the antiplasmodial activity of methanolic extract of T. avicennioides and its effect on oxidative stress and the lipid profiles in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. Study Design: Mice used for this study were grouped into five. The first group was not infe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3680
Francisca O. Nwaokorie, Kofoworola O. Savage, Muinah A. Fowora, Patricia O. Ayanbadejo, Folasade T. Ogunsola & Akitoye O. Coker·Microbiology Research Journal International·2013
Aims: Beta-lactamase production and subsequent resistance to β-lactam drugs has been a global concern in the treatment of Gram negative anaerobes. The aim of this study was to identify F. nucleatum strains producing Class D β-lactamase through the detection of FUS-1 (OXA-85) resi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3599
Aims: To identify and determine the bacteria associated with skin and soft tissue conditions of fungal infections. Place and Duration of Study: Sample area was Plateau State Nigeria and sample collection and analysis was done in Dermatophilosis Research Centre, National Veterinar...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4188
Alpha amylase is an important enzyme used in different industries, which degrades starch into smaller disaccharides. Extracellular α-amylase producing organisms were isolated from soil samples from Mauritius and identified by standard biochemical tests. In this study, the high yi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4704
Aims: Untreated wastewater is usually used for crop irrigation in developing countries; however it contains a lot of pathogenic bacteria. This study was carried out to determine the fate of E. coli contained in wastewater in a hydromorphic soil. Study Design: Environmental microb...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4811
Aim: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Salmonella spp contamination in the Jamaican poultry industry and its environments. Materials and Methods: A total of 45 farms across 6 Jamaican parishes were selected for this study. A total of 6693 specimens from ani...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4255
Aims: To evaluate phospholipase activity in biofilm forming Candida spp. isolated from patients admitted in intensive care unit of rural tertiary care hospital. Study Design: A total of 135 biofilm forming Candida spp. isolated from various clinical specimens of patients admitted...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4359
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a gram-negative bacterium that is widespread in the environment and that has become important in the last years as an emerging opportunistic pathogen. Quorum sensing (QS) is a bacterial cell–cell communication process that involves the production,...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4291
Aims: To determine the prevalence of two virulence genes associated with uropathogenic Escherichia coli; papC gene of the P fimbriae for adherence to uro-epithelial cells and usp (uropathogen-specific protein) gene, a Vibrio cholerae toxin gene homologue. Study Design: Cross sect...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3187