Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections of human. The most common agent of urinary tract infection is Escherichia coli . This study aims to determine the prevalence of uropathogenic E. coli urinary infection in human with different antimicrobial resistance, and quantitive and qualitative study of siderophore production and their association with the ability to cau...

Microorganisms contamination in hatcheries has serious impacts on the quality and growth performance of ostrich. This study was conducted to examine the bacterial contamination of an ostrich hatchery environment and hatching eggs. Additionally, the inhibitory effects of some commercial disinfectants on microbial contamination on hatchery floor were also investigated. Our results indicated that,...

Forty eight samples (30 wastewater and 18 river water) were collected between July and November, 2010, from different sources in Cape Town, South Africa in order to characterize verotoxic non O157: H7 Escherichia coli strains. Samples (1 ml) were inoculated into MacConkey broth (MB, 9 ml) and incubated at 37°C for 24 h, after which a loopful of the MB was then spread onto Eosin Methylene Blue (...

A survey of the microbial quality based on enterobacteriaceae counts of the table eggs sold in Egyptian markets was conducted to evaluate their quality and the possibility of presence of Enterovirulent Escherichia coli strains. Six hundred random table egg samples were collected from different shops, supermarkets and homes. Each six pooled eggs constituted a composite sample. Higher enterobacte...

Received at: 18/8/2013 Accepted: 23/10/2013 A total of 105 cases of broilers were collected from broiler flocks showing high mortality rates in Sharkia Governorate. E. coli was isolated from 84 (80%) cases. A number of 11 different serotypes were identified, of which O114:K90 was the most detected with 17.9% of the total isolates. While O125:K70, O55:K59, O111:K58 and O26:K60 were identified wi...

INTRODUCTION Fresh produce has been implicated in a number of documented outbreaks of foodborne illness caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been detected on vegetables, raising concerns about the prevalence of E. coli contamination in produce, which can take place at various points from farm to fork. This study aimed to detect the prese...