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
Judith Ndongo Torimiro, Laure Arlette Tchapda, Maurice Boda, Jude Saber Bimela, Dale Netski, Desire Takou, Donald Scot Burke, Ubald Tamoufe, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Henry Namme Luma, Oudou Njoya, Wilfred Fon Mbacham, Nathan Wolfe & Stuart Ray·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
HCV infection is endemic in Cameroon. A Direct acting agent (DAAs), sofosbuvir that target the HCV non-structural 5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (NS5B RdRp) has recently been incorporated into the standard of care in Cameroon but no drug resistance study to this DAA has been rep...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28823
Study Background: Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are the second most common infection encountered in hospitals. Present study aims to comparatively analyze efficacy of new fixed dose combination (FDC) with teicoplanin in treating severe SSTI patients and to assess the co...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28477
Aims: This study set out to help define the role of the poultry environment as a reservoir of drug resistant bacteria in Nigeria. Introduction: The poultry environment has been acclaimed as a potential source of antimicrobial resistant bacteria but information is lacking in Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28601
Aim: To develop a simple and rapid detection method for diagnosis of MRSA in bovine milk samples suspected for mastitis. Methodology: The laboratory sensitivity and specificity of LAMP assay was carried out using available laboratory strains. Milk samples were collected from Thir...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28037
Aims: Biofilms present a strategy for microorganisms to survive and resist adverse conditions. In order to further our understanding of this resistance mechanism, it is of much importance to develop new methodologies in order to assess such biofilm activities. One of the most def...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28606
This study sought to develop a biological control agent against gray mold disease caused by Botrytis cinerea in tomato using a strain of Streptomyces, which showed significant antagonistic activity against B. cinerea. Such strain (C51) was screened by dual culture method from a t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27284