AIM This study aimed to detect Salmonella species found as contaminants in chicken carcass (thigh, breast, wings, liver, and gizzard). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 75 chicken samples including thigh, breast, wings, liver, and gizzard (15 of each) were collected from different markets in Sohag city for detection of Salmonella species by culture methods, biochemical tests, serology, and pol...

A transplantable melanoma of Golden hamsters has been carried by the chunk method from the 15th through the 52nd generation and examined for growth characteristics and for light and electron microscopic appearance as well as for light microscopy histochemistry. Grossly, tumors were heavily pigmented and inva sive, and grew rapidly to kill the animals in 4 to 6 weeks. The growth rate remained st...

Nowadays we all can look around with satisfaction. " We " – the urological community, of course. Developments in surgical equipment and successes of new operational techniques contribute to the fact that urology sets the trends in contemporary medicine. Endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques seized a significant volume of interventional procedures, adding a new dimension to urology. For its sig...

For 21 strains of Salmonella enterica, nucleotide sequences were obtained for three invasion genes, spaO, spaP, and spaQ, of the chromosomal inv/spa complex, the products of which form a protein export system required for entry of the bacteria into nonphagocytic host cells. These genes are present in all eight subspecies of the salmonellae, and homologues occur in a variety of other bacteria, i...

Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B is a globally distributed human-specific pathogen causing paratyphoid fever. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid and reliable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for its detection in food. The SPAB_01124 gene was found to be unique to S. Paratyphi B using comparative genomics. Primers for fragments of the SPAB_01124 gene and the Salmonella-spe...