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Study of bacterial respiratory infections and antimicrobial susceptibility profile among antibiotics naive outpatients visiting Meru teaching and referral hospital, Meru County, Kenya in 2018
OBJECTIVE: Respiratory tract infections cause significant morbidity and mortality globally and are the most common infectious diseases in humans. This …
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Synergistic antiviral activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Glycyrrhiza glabra against Herpes Simplex-1 Virus (HSV-1) and Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV): experimental and In Silico insights
BACKGROUND: The emergence of different viral infections calls for the development of new, effective, and safe antiviral drugs. Glycyrrhiza glabra …
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Bacterial hazard identification and exposure assessment of raw milk consumption in Jimma zone, South West Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Raw milk may contain pathogenic microorganism that can sometimes fatally affect the health of consumers. However, risks related to …
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Whole genome sequencing of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from humans, animals, and the environment in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Salmonella infections remain an important public health issue worldwide. Some serovars of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) have been associated with …
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Probiotic and technological characterization of selected Lactobacillus strains isolated from different egyptian cheeses
BACKGROUND: Fresh milk and natural environmental conditions are used to produce traditional cheeses. Such cheeses are produced by dozens of …
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Prevalence of different virulence factors and their association with antimicrobial resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Egypt
BACKGROUND: Emergence of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, coupled with the pathogen's versatile virulence factors, lead to high morbidity and mortality …
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Titer improvement of mycophenolic acid in the novel producer strain Penicillium arizonense and expression analysis of its biosynthetic genes
Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is the active ingredient in the most important immunosuppressive pharmaceuticals. It has antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-psoriasis, and …
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Enhancement of feather degrading keratinase of Streptomyces swerraensis KN23, applying mutagenesis and statistical optimization to improve keratinase activity
In this study, 25 actinomyces isolates were obtained from 10 different poultry farms and tested for their keratinase activity. The …
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Detection of multidrug-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in some food products and cattle faeces in Al-Sharkia, Egypt: one health menace
BACKGROUND: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen, that is transmitted from a variety of animals, especially cattle …
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Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes detected in Ciprofloxacin non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolated from children under five years at hospital discharge, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The increasing spread of fluoroquinolone resistant enteric bacteria is a global public health concern. Children recently discharged from the …
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Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages for combating multidrug-resistant Listeria monocytogenes from dairy cattle farms in conjugation with silver nanoparticles
BACKGROUND: This study aims to achieve biocontrol of multidrug-resistant Listeria monocytogenes in dairy cattle farms which poses a severe threat …
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Functional properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Ivory Coast
BACKGROUND: Probiotics have recently been applied in aquaculture as eco-friendly alternatives to antibiotics to improve fish health, simultaneously with the …
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Promising biotherapeutic prospects of different probiotics and their derived postbiotic metabolites: in-vitro and histopathological investigation
BACKGROUND: Probiotics and their derived postbiotics, as cell-free supernatants (CFS), are gaining a solid reputation owing to their prodigious health-promoting …
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Antibiotic resistance in potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria of fermented foods and human origin from Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Probiotic lactobacilli are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and are being used in several food and pharma formulations. However, …
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Biological and proteomic analysis of a new isolate of the nematophagous fungus lecanicillium sp
BACKGROUND: In our continuing search for biologically active natural enemies from North of Africa with special reference to Tunisian fungi, …
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Optimizing the synthesis of yeast Beta-glucan via response surface methodology for nanotechnology application
BACKGROUND: The production of biopolymers from waste resources is a growing trend, especially in high-population countries like Egypt. Beta-glucan (β-glucan) …
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Biocontrol of multi-drug resistant pathogenic bacteria in drainage water by locally isolated bacteriophage
In areas with limited water resources, the reuse of treated drainage water for non-potable purposes is increasingly recognised as a …
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Synergistic antibacterial effects of Ulva lactuca methanolic extract alone and in combination with different antibiotics on multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate
Various antibiotics are available, including gentamicin, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and streptomycin, but they have some restrictions. Many microorganisms are resistant …
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Evaluation of Bacillus aryabhattai B8W22 peroxidase for phenol removal in waste water effluents
Environmental contamination by phenol has been reported in both aquatic and atmospheric environments. This study aimed to separate and purify …
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Antibacterial effect of vitamin C against uropathogenic E. coli in vitro and in vivo
BACKGROUND: Resistance to antibiotics has increased steadily over time, thus there is a pressing need for safer alternatives to antibiotics. …