background:the bacterial contamination of fertile eggs isthe most common cause of embryonic death in ostrich hatcheryunits leading to financial loss in ostrich industry. objectives:the aim of this research was to investigate the bacterialcontamination status, with emphasis on escherichia coli, ofostrich hatcheries and the antimicrobial resistance profile ofisolated escherichia coli. methods:ato...

Contact lens wearers are at great risk of developing microbial keratitis because of incorrect usages and unhygienic maintenance of contact lenses. Therefore, the present study was planned to provide data that will be helpful in selecting the anti-microbial to cure microbial keratitis. One hundred bacterial isolates from conjunctiva of contact lenses wearer were isolated, identified and subjecte...

-ASPARAGINASE (L-ASNase) has been widely used as a therapeutic agent in the treatment for various lymphoblastic leukemia diseases. This study aimed to isolate and purify local bacterial isolates that are capable of producing L-ASNase, so 150 bacterial isolates from the Nile River where isolated, purified and their ability to produce L-ASNase was assessed. Among these isolates, 32 bacterial isol...

Cross- infection from patient to patient or from hospital personnel to patients represents constant hazards. It is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality especially in Intensive Care Unit all over the world. To identify the types and the source of bacterial contamination in ICU and to study the sensitivity of bacterial isolates to commonly used antibiotics in hospitals this...

Rhizo-bacteria of high biocontrol potential against different Fusarium isolates were bio-assayed under both laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Eighty five rhizo-bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of plants growing in various desert areas were screened for their antagonistic activity against eight Fusarium isolates (four isolates of Fusarium solani and four isolates of Fusarium oxysporum)...

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify arsenite-oxidizing halobacteria in samples obtained from Salar de Punta Negra, II Region of Chile. Seven bacterial isolates, numbered as isolates I to VII, grown in a culture medium with 100 ppm as NaAsO2 (As (III)) were tested. Bacterial growth kinetics and the percent of arsenite removal (PAR) were performed simultaneously with the detecti...

the prospects of using the biostimulation and bioaugmentation treatment for the removal of the polychlorinated biphenyl (pcbs) from contaminated sediment collected from the sewage canal in the surroundings of a former pcb manufacturing plant in slovakia is described. the eleven bacterial strains isolated in our previous work from sewage strážsky canal sediments were able to aerobically degrade ...

Root and crown rot (gummosis) is known as the most destructive disease affecting pistachio in Iran. The efficiency of bacterial strains to reduce the growth rate of Phytophthora pistaciae was studied under different electrical conductivities (EC, 0, 2, 4, 8, 12 ds/m). Soil and rhizosphere samples were collected from pistachio growing regions in Kerman province, Iran, during 2011 - 2012. Overall...

The antagonistic interaction between marine fungi and marine bacteria was investigated using 19 bacterial species isolated from marine biofilm and 46 waterborne fungal isolates obtained from Hong Kong waters. Of the 46 fungal isolates, 70% inhibited the growth of at least 1 target bacterial species. Active fungal strains belonged mainly to the genera Cladosporium, Paraphaeosphaeria, Trichoderma...

BACKGROUND To study chlorhexidine digluconate disinfectant effects on planktonic growth and biofilm formation in some bacterial field isolates from animals. OBJECTIVES The current study investigated chlorhexidine digluconate effects on planktonic growth and biofilm formation in some field isolates of veterinary bacterial pathogens. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty clinical isolates of Escherichi...