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
Aims: Selective enumeration, isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from different raw milk sources with special elucidation to lactic acid production. Study Design: Serial dilution for strain isolation from raw milk samples to be done followed by complete morphol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4860
The continued decline in soil fertility, high fertilizer costs and the need to implement environmental friendly agricultural systems are some of the world’s major strategic concerns. Soil microorganisms are part of the soil ecosystem and are reported to contribute in soil fertili...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/5577
Aims: To understand the mechanisms of Early Growth Response Protein 1 (Egr-1) induction upon HSV-1 lytic infection and its roles in regulating viral gene expression and replication. Study Design: Rabbit corneal cell line SIRC and other cell lines were infected by HSV-1 to investi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4817