Aim of the Work: The aim of work is to study the prevalence of different staphylococcal species in preterm neonates with septicemia at neonatal intensive care unit over a period of one year and their antimicrobial susceptibility profile. Materials and Methods: This prospective s...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27321
M. Giasuddin, M. Showkat Mahmud, S. M. S. Alam, M. A. Samad, M. R. Islam, M. D. Ahasan, M. H. Rahman, M. R. Karim, P. Acharjee & M. A. .·Microbiology Research Journal International·2016
Background: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the highly contagious and economically devastating diseases of cloven-hoofed animals in Bangladesh. The present study was undertaken to investigate the molecular epidemiology of circulating FMD virus (FMDV) in Bangladesh during t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28040
Objective: Present Study was directed to examine the pervasiveness, antibiotics resistance and susceptibility array in Streptococcus pneumoniae gram positive and gram negative isolated strains. Methodology: In current study, 6549 suspected samples were proceeded to confirm pneumo...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27866
The micro fungal flora of the mud and water of Hanna Lake in Quetta district was investigated during 2015, using Baiting techniques. Apart from Mycotypha sp, the flora of Hanna Lake was essentially same and similar to those recorded by other authors for temperate lakes and river....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27391
Aim: Comparative analysis of local expression of IL-2, IL-10 and TNF-α was carried out to provide an insight to the extent and type of localized immune response associated with yeast colonization of the urogenital tract. Study Design: Descriptive Observational study. Place and Du...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27438
Aims: To evaluate the efficiency of bacterial isolates in pyrene degradation. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at School of Life Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded, (M.S.), India during June 2015 and March 2016. Methodology: Coal deposited soil was collec...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27993
Aims: Antibacterial activity of Carica papaya leaf and seed extracts, their synergism with antibiotic and non-antibiotic drugs and GC-MS analysis of extracts. Study Design: Antibacterial activity was evaluated by Disc and Well diffusion method. Synergism with antibiotic drug, Gen...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28042
Aim: To determine the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Enterobacter cloacae (E. cloacae) in Nablus district. Methodology: In this prospective study carried out at An-Najah National University, a total o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27892
Aims: To detect and determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in goats and farmers’ awareness and practices towards Brucella infection in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Experimental Design: A cross sectional study was used in this research. Place and Duration of Study: Giwa area in...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27092
Aims: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasites among patients in Taiz city. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out on patients visiting general and hospitals in Taiz, Yemen...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28317
The research study was aimed at investigating microorganisms associated with biogas production using vegetable (Telfairia occidentalis) wastes, banana peel, and pig-dung as substrates. Marian market, Watt market and University of Calabar pig farm were randomly sampled within Cala...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28294
Background: Extended spectrum beta-lactamases are the main cause of resistance to beta lactam antibiotics in members of Enterobacteriaceae. ESBL associated infections are on a rise worldwide and have become a serious public health problem. We aimed to investigate the molecular ep...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27860
Aims: To investigate the effects of different storage temperatures (-15±2°C; 4±2°C and 29±2°C) on quality changes in ‘Ngolo’ (Thais califera) to evaluate the potential enhancement or otherwise of its domestic and global trade. Study Design: “Ngolo” samples were subjected to diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27698
This study was conducted to investigate the suppression effect of four cyanobacteria species viz. Nostoc muscorum, Oscillatoria agardhii, Spirulina platensis and Anabaena sphaerica, against Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani and Macrophomina phaseolina as the causal agent of lup...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27883
Aims: Efflux pumps, particularly resistance-nodulation-division family such as Mex pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are the major contributors to multidrug resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. Since the well-known efflux pump inhibitor (EPI), phenylalanine-arginine β-naphthylami...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27374