Aim: To study the presence of indoor mycoflora in A/c Buses to know the commuters risk of exposure to fungal spores. Place and Duration: Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT), Koyambedu, Chennai, India. Study was conducted from November 2011 to April 2012. Methodology: Airborne fu...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5380
Aims: To determine the prevalence of Legionella spp. in domestic hot water systems and evaluate the molecular diversity among these Legionella spp. Isolates. Place and Duration of Study: Sample collection area was the city of Aqaba, Jordan, between May and December 2012. Sample a...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6433
Aims: Control of microbial pathogens by using antagonistic microorganisms is a promising alternative to chemical fungicides. The objective of the present study was to isolate and characterize soil actinomycetes and to their inhibitory activity against some fungal plant pathogens....
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6619
Aim: This study was aimed at determining the number of children infected in relation to study population. Study Design: Cross sectional Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted among school children in Gadabuke and Garagwa LGEA Primary schools in Toto Local Governmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5736
Aims: Emergence of antibiotic resistance and extended spectrum β- lactamase (ESBL) among uropathogens in the pediatric unit of hospitals created serious health care concern. This study deals with antimicrobial susceptibility and ESBL analysis of uropathogenic Escherichia coli iso...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6563
Aims: This study describes the potential of real-time bioluminescence imaging in evaluating the antibiotic efficiency of two cylinder-shaped bioabsorbable antibiotic-releasing composites by in vitro inhibition zone tests. The bacterial infections of bone tissue can cause extensiv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6661
Aims: Typhoid fever is an acute illness associated with fever that is most often caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. This study was carried out to determine the prevalenece of typhoid fever and distribution among different groups in Al-hodiedah and Taiz hospitals, and to det...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6768
Aim: To select good strains of Bacillus subtilis for use as starter culture in the fermentation of Parkia biglobosa. Study Design: Fifteen (15) strains of Bacillus subtilis group obtained from commercial samples were used in starter-culture fermentation of Parkia biglobosa seeds...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6471
Background: Brucellosis is a major zoonotic disease that is endemic in Saudi Arabia and it remains a major health problem that has not been eradicated in the country yet. Place and Duration of Study: This retrospective study was conducted in a Saudi Hospital at Al Madinah city du...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/6126
Aim: To isolate and identify the potential extremophilic cellulase producing strain viz., psychrophiles, halophiles, thermophiles and to compare the Cellulase activity from samples collected from different geographical regions of India. Place and Duration of Study: Bharathiar Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5395