BacT/Alert FAN blood culture bottles have been shown to enhance the recovery of bacteria and yeast from blood compared with standard BacT/Alert bottles. It is well established that standard BacT/Alert blood culture bottles require no more than 5 days of incubation for the detection of routine bacteria and yeast. It is less clear, however, whether FAN bottles also routinely require 5 days of inc...

This study was conducted to reveal the phylogenetic background, to detect the genes encoding TEM, SHV and CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL), and to analyze their distribution in phylo-groups of 150 Escherichia coli isolates from broiler chickens in Ahvaz (Southwest of Iran). Seventy- five cloacal swabs from healthy birds (fecal isolates), and 75 heart blood samples from bi...

The pncA gene mutations associated with pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex were determined in 26 PZA-resistant isolates in Japan. Of the 26 PZA-resistant isolates included, 21 were negative for pyrazinamidase (PZase). Of these, 20 isolates had various pncA mutations, resulting in alteration of primary amino acid sequence. However, 1 PZase-negative isolate did no...

In this study, 100 clinical isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae recovered from genitourinary tract specimens of non-pregnant individuals living in Rio de Janeiro were submitted for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, detection of macrolide resistance genes and evaluation of the genetic diversity of erythromycin-resistant isolates. By agar diffusion method, all isolates were susceptible to ce...

The MICs and minimal lethal concentrations of four antimycotics, amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, miconazole nitrate, and ketoconazole, were determined for 25 yeast isolates representing species uncommonly implicated in candidiasis. A microdilution procedure was employed with complex and synthetic media. The isolates, in general, were susceptible to the same antimicrobial agents shown to be ef...

BACKGROUND The present study aims to investigate the potential mechanism of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus capitis (LRSC) isolates collected from our hospital. METHODS The susceptibilities of 5 Staphylococcus capitis isolates displaying resistance towards linezolid were determined by E-test. Polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) and DNA sequencing were used to investigate the potential molecu...

Highlights:1. Bacteria remain a major cause of bacterial sepsis.2. The most common causal agent in septicaemia was the gram-positive bacterium. Abstract: Background: primary sepsis. Gram-negative bacteria are commonly isolated from sepsis patients. However, infections have also increased recently. Objective: To identify pattern infection patients Internal Medicine inpatient ward Dr. Soetomo Gen...

Rice straw is a byproduct formed during rice cultivation. Disposal of may happen via unhygienic methods such as burning, which happening in Malaysia and other countries. This study aims to rid an eco-friendly biodegradation technique. Biodegradation depended on actinobacteria, were isolated from the cultivated soil rhizosphere areas Tabuk region. Out thirty actinobacterial isolates, only three ...

Pioneer plants are with high adaptability, so they can grow in disturbed environments, such as ex-limestone mining areas. This adaptability is supported by the ability of these to associate soil bacteria their rhizosphere area. The presence support growth pioneer on land. purpose this study was characterize around former limestone Soil samples area 5 from ex-mining lime were then isolated using...

In the current study, twenty-eight bacterial strains were isolated from home-made yogurt samples Agri Province, Turkey. The identified by conventional and molecular techniques. Among twenty- eight isolates, seventeen isolates according to 16 S rDNA region determined belong five different genus including Sphingomonas (8 isolates), Burkholderia (5 Lactobacillus (2 Lactococcus (1 isolate), Staphyl...