Characterisation of Yersinia Secretion Apparatus – Pathogenicity Island (Ysa-PI) of Yersinia enterocolitica 1B/O8 in Poland: an Idle Ysa is a Specific Hallmark of the Epidemic Sensu Stricto Strain

TOMASZ WOŁKOWICZ*, KATARZYNA ZACHARCZUK, NATALIA ROKOSZ-CHUDZIAK, WALDEMAR RASTAWICKI and RAFAŁ  GIERCZYŃSKI National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland * Corresponding author: T. Wołkowicz, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland; e-mail: twolkowicz@pzh.gov.pl Submitted 12 June 2014, r...
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Biodiversity of Dominant Cultivable Endophytic Bacteria Inhabiting Tissues of Six Different Cultivars of Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) Cropped under Field Conditions

KATARZYNA PISARSKA* and STANISŁAW JERZY PIETR Department of Plant Protection, Agriculture Microbiology Laboratory, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Science, Wrocław, Poland * Corresponding author: K. Pisarska, Department of Plant Protection, Agriculture Microbiology Laboratory, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Science, Wrocław, Poland; e-mail: kata...
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Role of Antagonistic Microorganisms and Organic Amendment in Stimulating the Defense System of Okra Against Root Rotting Fungi

HAFIZA ASMA SHAFIQUE1, VIQAR SULTANA2, JEHAN ARA3, SYED EHTESHAMUL-HAQUE1 and MOHAMMAD ATHAR 3, 4,* 1 Agricultural Biotechnology and Phytopathology Laboratory, Department of Botany,University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 2 Biotechnology and Drug Development Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 3 Postharvest and Food Biochemistr...
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Biologically-Induced Precipitation of Minerals in a Medium with Zinc Under Sulfate-Reducing Conditions

DOROTA WOLICKA1, ANDRZEJ BORKOWSKI1, URSZULA JANKIEWICZ2, WOJCIECH STĘPIEŃ3 and PAWEŁ KOWALCZYK4, 5* 1 Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland 2 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Warsaw, Poland 3 Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty...
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Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. Early Diagnosis and Seasonal Monitoring in the Sewage Treatment Process by EMA-qPCR Method

MAŁGORZATA KACPRZAK, KRZYSZTOF FIJAŁKOWSKI, ANNA GROBELAK, KAROLINA ROSIKOŃ and AGNIESZKA RORAT* Institute of Environmental Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland *Corresponding author: A. Rorat, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, Czestochowa, Poland; e-mail: agnieszkarorat@gmail.com Submitted ...
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In Vitro Studies of Antibacterial and Antifungal Wound Dressings Comprising H2TiO3 and SiO2 Nanoparticles

LUKASZ KROKOWICZ1*, HANNA TOMCZAK2, ADAM BOBKIEWICZ1, JACEK MACKIEWICZ3, 4, 5, RYSZARD MARCINIAK1, MICHAL DREWS1 and TOMASZ BANASIEWICZ 1 Department of General Surgery, Oncologic Gastroenterologic Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland 2 Central Laboratory of Microbiology, H. Swiecicki Hospital of Poznan University of Medical Scie...
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Investigation of the Actual Causes of Hip Joint Implant Loosening Classified as Aseptic – Analysis of Microbiological Culture Results and Levels of Inflammatory Markers

DAGMARA STRZELEC-NOWAK1*, MARIA KOZIOŁ-MONTEWKA1, JUSTYNA NIEDŹWIADEK1, AGNIESZKA BOGUT1, JAN BLACHA3 and TOMASZ MAZURKIEWICZ2 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland 2 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland 3 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Pola...
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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils of Two Species of Lamiaceae against Phytopathogenic Bacteria

ARZU GORMEZ1, SEDAT BOZARI2, DERYA YANMIS3*, MEDİNE GULLUCE3, FİKRETTİN SAHIN5 and GULERAY AGAR4 1 Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Mus Alparslan University, Mus, Turkey 3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum...
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The Application of Impedance Microsensors for Real-Time Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation

KONRAD CHABOWSKI1, ADAM FELIKS JUNKA2*, PATRYCJA SZYMCZYK3, TOMASZ PIASECKI1, ANDRZEJ SIERAKOWSKI4, BEATA MĄCZYŃSKA2 and KAROL NITSCH1 1 Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Parasitology, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland 3 Centre for Advanced Manufac...
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Kinetic Properties of Pyruvate Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase of Intestinal Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Desulfovibrio piger Vib-7 and Desulfomicrobium sp. Rod-9

IVAN V. KUSHKEVYCH* Institute of Animal Biology of NAAS of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine * Corresponding author: I.V. Kushevych, Institute of Animal Biology of NAAS of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukrain; e-mail: ivan.kushkevych@gmail.com Submitted 18 June 2014, revised 27 March 2015, accepted 13 April 2015 Abstract Intestinal sulfate-reducing bacteria reduce sulfate ions to hydrogen sul...
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