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Bacterial diversity obtained by culturable approaches in the gut of Glossina pallidipes population from a non sleeping sickness focus in Tanzania: preliminary results
BACKGROUND: Glossina pallidipes is a haematophagous insect that serves as a cyclic transmitter of trypanosomes causing African Trypanosomiasis (AT). To …
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Analysis of the gut-specific microbiome from field-captured tsetse flies, and its potential relevance to host trypanosome vector competence
BACKGROUND: The tsetse fly (Glossina sp.) midgut is colonized by maternally transmitted and environmentally acquired bacteria. Additionally, the midgut serves …
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Prevalence of symbionts and trypanosome infections in tsetse flies of two villages of the “Faro and Déo” division of the Adamawa region of Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Tsetse flies are vectors of human and animal African trypanosomiasis. In spite of many decades of chemotherapy and vector …
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Multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever remains a public health concern in developing countries especially among the poor who live in informal settlements …
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Insights into the impact of flhF inactivation on Campylobacter jejuni colonization of chick and mice gut
BACKGROUND: Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is a leading cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. This bacterium lacks many of the classical …
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Susceptibility patterns and the role of extracellular DNA in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm resistance to physico-chemical stress exposure
Over 65% of human infections are ascribed to bacterial biofilms that are often highly resistant to antibiotics and host immunity. …
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of coagulase negative staphylococci clinical isolates from Ethiopia: a meta-analysis
Antimicrobial resistant Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) have limited treatment options, rendered diseases untreatable and made hospitals to be reservoirs of the …
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Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species causing mycobacteriosis in farmed aquatic animals of South Africa
BACKGROUND: Mycobacteriosis caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is among the most chronic diseases of aquatic animals. In addition, fish mycobacteriosis …
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Detection of CTX-M-15 harboring Escherichia coli isolated from wild birds in Tunisia
The spreading of antibiotic resistant bacteria is becoming nowadays an alarming threat to human and animal health. There is increasing …
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Molecular epidemiological investigations of plague in Eastern Province of Zambia
BACKGROUND: Plague is a flea-borne zoonotic and invasive disease caused by a gram negative coccobacillus bacterium called Yersinia pestis. Plague …
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Molecular detection of Porcine circovirus type 2 in swine herds of Eastern Cape Province South Africa
BACKGROUND: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) remains the main causative viral pathogen of porcine circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD) of great economic …
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: A modified multilocus sequence typing protocol to genotype Kingella kingae from oropharyngeal swabs without bacterial isolation
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of Kingella kingae infection are an emerging public health concern among daycare attendees carrying epidemic clones in the …
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Evaluation of trypan blue stain in a haemocytometer for rapid detection of cerebrospinal fluid sterility in HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis
Quantitative culture is the most common method to determine the fungal burden and sterility of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) among persons …
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Community analysis of biofilms on flame-oxidized stainless steel anodes in microbial fuel cells fed with different substrates
BACKGROUND: The flame-oxidized stainless steel anode (FO-SSA) is a newly developed electrode that enhances microbial fuel cell (MFC) power generation; …
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Relationship between nasopharyngeal and bronchoalveolar microbial communities in clinically healthy feedlot cattle
BACKGROUND: The importance of upper airway structure in the susceptibility of the lower respiratory tract to colonization with potential pathogens …
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Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus along milk value chain and its public health importance in Sebeta, central Oromia, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis acquired from contaminated foods such as milk and milk …
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Antioxidant properties, antimicrobial and anti-adhesive activities of DCS1 lipopeptides from Bacillus methylotrophicus DCS1
The present work aims to investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities as well as the potential of DCS1 lipopeptides produced …
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Comparison of biomarker based Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and conventional methods in the identification of clinically relevant bacteria and yeast
BACKGROUND: MALDI-TOF MS is an analytical method that has recently become integral in the identification of microorganisms in clinical laboratories. …
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Comparative proteomic analysis of Neisseria meningitidis wildtype and dprA null mutant strains links DNA processing to pilus biogenesis
BACKGROUND: DNA processing chain A (DprA) is a DNA binding protein which is ubiquitous in bacteria, and is required for …
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Purification, characterization and amino acid content of cholesterol oxidase produced by Streptomyces aegyptia NEAE 102
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing demand on cholesterol oxidase for its various industrial and clinical applications. The current research was …