The activity of cefmenoxime, an aminothiazolyl cephalosporin, was studied against 650 bacteria. It was slightly less active than cefotaxime and more active than moxalactam against staphylococci. It had activity similar to that of cefotaxime and ceftizoxime against group A and B streptococci and Streptococcus pneumoniae. It did not inhibit Streptococcus faecalis or Listeria spp. Cefmenoxime had ...

Abstract Kabocha squash, Cucurbita maxima Duchesne, in delayed-start culture is one of the major cultivation systems southwestern Japan. Honeybee introduction or hand-pollination has been practiced this crop system, but species composition, abundance, and pollination efficiency pollinators remain unclear. In current study, we investigated which insect(s) accomplish kabocha squash. Among total v...

Recently we discovered two novel, deeply branching lineages in the domain Bacteria from termite guts by PCR-based analyses of 16S rRNA (Y. Hongoh, P. Deevong, T. Inoue, S. Moriya, S. Trakulnaleamsai, M. Ohkuma, C. Vongkaluang, N. Noparatnaraporn, and T. Kudo, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:6590-6599, 2005). Here, we report on the specific detection of these bacteria, the candidate phylum TG3 (Ter...

BACKGROUND Undertaking behavior is a significant adaptation to social life in enclosed nests. Workers are known to remove dead colony members from the nest. Such behavior prevents the spread of pathogens that may be detrimental to a colony. To date, little is known about the ethological aspects of how termites deal with carcasses. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this study, we tested th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the type and sensitivity pattern of causative organisms of septicaemia in intensive care unit, to prepare a guideline for empirical antibiotic therapy. SETTING Department of pathology and adult medical intensive care unit, PNS SHIFA (Naval Hospital), Karachi. METHODS The study was conducted from January 1997 to June 1999. Blood specimens for culture were drawn from pa...