Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research

Abstract: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a main cause of nosocomial infections with consequence of increasing hospitalization, costs of treatment and rate of mortality. This study was aimed to demonstrate distribution of MRSA strains and their antibiotic resistance pattern. In this descriptive study, 185 clinical isolates of S. aureus that were collected from different infections during September 2008 to 2009 were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and micro dilution broth. All the MRSA and meth…

Abstract: This study investigates the current spoilage fruit fungi and their plant cell wall degrading enzymes of various fresh postharvest fruits sold in Jeddah city and share in establishment of a fungal profile of fruits. Ten fruit spoilage fungi were isolated and identified as follows Fusarium oxysporum (banana and grape), Aspergillus japonicus (pokhara and apricot), Aspergillus oryzae (orange), Aspergillus awamori (lemon), Aspergillus phoenicis (tomato), Aspergillus tubingensis (peach), Aspergillus niger (apple), Asperg…

Abstract: Acute gastroenteritis is an important health public issue especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the most common microbial agents responsible for acute diarrheas in our city. The study was performed prospectively between December 2005 and January 2006 in Manisa, Turkey. Stool samples were collected from patients with acute diarrhea who attended to different hospitals of the city (University Hospital, Government Hospitals, Pediatrics Hospital and Health Public Laboratory). The sto…

Abstract: Aflatoxins are secondary fungal metabolites that contaminate agricultural commodities and can cause sickness or death in humans and animals. Risk of aflatoxin contamination of food and feed in Africa is increased due to environmental, agronomic and socio-economic factors. Environmental conditions especially high humidity and temperature favour fungal proliferation, but also drought conditions increase risk of aflatoxin contamination. Low-input farming practices compound fungal and aflatoxin contamination of crops…

Abstract: Epidemiology of tick infestations was studied in cattle at different upazila of Chittagong District from November, 2008 to May, 2009 to know the prevalence of ticks in relation to age, sex, breed, management of cattle, seasons of the year, topography of the area and different body parts of the host. A total number of 380 cattle were examined, of which 138 (36.31%) cattle were found infested. Three species of ticks were identified namely Boophilus microplus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Haemaphysalis bispinosa. The…

Abstract: Atropha is a potential source for production of bio-diesel and an alternative source for fossil fuels. The present study is undertaken for the analysis of storage fungi and its biodiversity in Jatropha seed samples collected from local market and research institutes in Chennai. Standard plating technique was used to study the growth of storage fungi in seeds stored for 12 to 60 months by using selective media called osmophilic media. The analysis of storage fungi in seeds with different treatments to observe as (1)…

Abstract: To investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) infection or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and to determine the relationship between MS and the risk of fibrosis in those patients, 136 patients with chronic HBV infections and 110 NAFLD patients were analyzed retrospectively between January 2008 and June 2009. The results showed that the prevalence of MS in the NAFLD group was significantly higher that of the HBV infection group (49.1 and 11.8%, r…

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) serology and EBV DNA in the patients with bone marrow transplantation. In the current study, 128 patients with bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were included in Hematology-Oncology Department of Medical Faculty, Erciyes University between June 2005 and October 2009. In order to evaluate EBV serology and DNA, 357 samples obtained from the patients were studied with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The c…