Characterization of a Highly Enriched Microbial Consortium Reductively Dechlorinating 2,3-Dichlorophenol and 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol and the Corresponding cprA Genes from River Sediment

WAEL S. EL-SAYED1,2* 1Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawarah, KSA 2Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt *Corresponding author: W.S. El-Sayed,  Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwara, KSA; e-mail: waelsme@yahoo.com. Submitted 4 August 2015, ...
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Characterization of Rhizobial Bacteria Nodulating Astragalus corrugatus and Hippocrepis areolata in Tunisian Arid Soils

MOSBAH MAHDHI1, NADIA HOUIDHEG2, NEJI MAHMOUDI2, ABDELHAKIM MSAADEK2, MOKHTAR REJILI2 and MOHAMED MARS2 1Center for Environmental Research and Studies, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2Research Unit Biodiversity and Valorization of Arid Areas, Bioressources (BVBAA), Faculty of Sciences, Gabès University, Erriadh-Zrig, Gabès, Tunisia *Corresponding author...
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Distribution and Identification of Endophytic Streptomyces Species from Schima wallichii as Potential Biocontrol Agents against Fungal Plant Pathogens

AJIT KUMAR PASSARI1, VINEET KUMAR MISHRA1, VIJAI KUMAR GUPTA2, RATUL SAIKIA3 and BHIM PRATAP SINGH1* 1Molecular Microbiology and Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Aizawl, Mizoram University, Mizoram, India 2Molecular Glyco-biotechnology Group, Department of Biochemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland 3Biotechnology Division, CSIR...
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Prevalence of Biofilm Formation and Wide Distribution of Virulence Associated Genes among Vibrio spp. Strains Isolated from the Monastir Lagoon, Tunisia

BADREDDINE MECHRI1, 2*, AMEL MEDHIOUB2, MOHAMED NEJIB MEDHIOUB2 and MAHJOUB AOUNI1 1Laboratory of Contagious Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia 2Laboratory of Aquaculture, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Monastir, Tunisia *Corresponding author: B. Mechri, Faculté de Pharmacie, ...
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Complex Biochemical Analysis of Fruiting Bodies from Newly Isolated Polish Flammulina velutipes Strains

MONIKA OSIŃSKA-JAROSZUK1, MAGDALENA JASZEK1, JUSTYNA SULEJ1, DAWID STEFANIUK1, MONIKA URBANIAK2, MAREK SIWULSKI3 and GRZEGORZ JANUSZ1* 1Biochemistry Department, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland 2Department of Pathogen Genetics and Plant Resistance, The Institute of Plant Genetics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland 3Department of Vegetable Cr...
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Simultaneous Biodegradation of Phenol and n-Hexadecane by Cryogel Immobilized Biosurfactant Producing Strain Rhodococcus wratislawiensis BN38

LEXANDER E. HRISTOV1, NELLY E. CHRISTOVA1*, LYUDMILA V. KABAIVANOVA1, LILYANA V. NACHEVA1, IVANKA B. STOINEVA2 and PETAR D. PETROV3 1Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria 2Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria 3Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of ...
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Partial Characterization of Bacteriocin Produced by Halotolerant Pediococcus acidilactici Strain QC38 Isolated from Traditional Cotija Cheese.

AUREA I. MORALES-ESTRADA1, AHIDÉ LÓPEZ-MERINO1, NESTOR GUTIERREZ-MENDEZ2, ENRICO A. RUIZ3 and ARACELI CONTRERAS-RODRÍGUEZ1* 1 Department of Microbiology, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico 2 Chemistry Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico 3 Department of Zoology, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias ...
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Genetic Variability and Proteome Profiling of a Radiation Induced Cellulase Mutant Mushroom Pleurotus florida

CHANDRAN SATHESH-PRABU and YOUNG-KEUN LEE* Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Korea *Corresponding author: Y.-K. Lee, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Korea; e-mail: yklee@kaeri.re.kr. Submitted 23 September 2013, revised 13 April 2015, accepted 11 February 2016 ...
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Molecular Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated in Poland

ALEKSANDRA JANUSZKIEWICZ and WALDEMAR RASTAWICKI National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Department of Bacteriology, Warsaw, Poland *Corresponding author: A. Januszkiewicz, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland; e-mail: ajanuszkiewicz@pzh.gov.pl. Submitted 3 December 2014, revised 28 July 2015, ...
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The Role of Staphylococcus aureus in Secondary Infections in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD)

ANETA BUDA and JACEK MIĘDZOBRODZKI* Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland *Corresponding author: J. Międzobrodzki, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; e-mail: jacek.miedzobrodzki@uj.edu.pl. Submitte...
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