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Antibiotics Susceptibility Pattern and Plasmid Profile of Escherichia coli O157 Isolated from Fecal Samples of Apparently Healthy Children

D. E. Falowo, O. Oluyele & M. K. Oladunmoye · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2018

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an enterohemorrhagic serotype of the bacterium Escherichia coli. It is a cause of severe colitis, bloody diarrhoea and Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) which is associated with life threatening systemic manifestations. This study was designed to investi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i11188

Morphological and Molecular Identification of the Fungus Associated with Pink Disease of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L) in the Eastern Region of Ghana

F. G. Kwarteng, E. Cornelius, K. K. Acquah & E. K. Asare · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2018

The Pink Disease is caused by the fungus Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk & Broome) Burdsall. It attacks broad hosts such as cocoa, coffee, citrus Eucalyptus spp. and Acasia spp. An outbreak of similar disease symptoms on cocoa trees in the Eastern region of Ghana has been a th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpr/2018/v1i11161