The aim of the present study was to assess transcription Listeria monocytogenes key virulence genes, namely sigB, prfA, hly, plcA, plcB, inlA, inlB, inlC and inlJ during subsistence on surface tomato, cucumber carrot stored at 4, 10 30 °C for 0, 0.5, 6 24 h. Gene relative assessed through reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). results obtained, indicated that pl...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize a collection of 95 Shigatoxin-producing E.coli (STEC) isolated from human patients in Switzerland during 2010-2014. Methods: We performed O and H serotyping and molecular subtyping. Results: The five most common serogroups were O157, O145, O26, O103, and O146. Of the 95 strains, 35 (36.8%) carried stx1 genes only, 43 strains (45.2%) carried ...

Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase (AC) toxin-hemolysin (ACT-Hly) can penetrate a variety of eukaryotic cells. Recombinant AC toxoids have therefore been recently used for delivery of CD8(+) T-cell epitopes into antigen-presenting cells in vivo and for induction of protective antiviral, as well as therapeutic antitumor cytotoxic T-cell responses. We have explored the carrier potential of th...

INTRODUCTION Vaginitis is one of the most common reasons women visit a gynecologist. Escherichia coli has been isolated from women with vaginitis, but its role as a vaginal infection aetiological agent is controversial. This study aimed to detect virulence genes and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of E. coli strains isolated from monomicrobial and polymicrobial cultures collected fro...

OBJECTIVES Listeria monocytogens, Bacillus cereus and Campylobacter jejuni are three toxin producing bacteria over the world, especially in Iran, and it is essential to find a certain, rapid procedure to identify these microorganisms. In this research, these bacteria were simultaneously detected by multiplex PCR technique in foods. MATERIALS AND METHODS The primary approval of bacterial strai...

BACKGROUND The emergence of antimicrobial resistant strains of Escherichia coli has raised considerable interest in understanding the diversity and epidemiology of E. coli infections in humans. Virulence factors of E. coli determine the specific infections caused by this microorganism. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the prevalence of eight E. coli virulence factors and their associa...