Isolation and Characterization of α-Endosulfan Degrading Bacteria From the Microflora of Cockroaches

MURAT OZDAL1,2, OZLEM GUR OZDAL1* and OMER FARUK ALGUR1 1Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey 2Ispir Hamza Polat Vocational School, Ataturk University, Ispir, Erzurum, Turkey *Corresponding author: O.G. Ozdal, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey; e-mail: ozlemgur55@gmail.com. Submitted 9 Se...
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Characterization and Optimization of Biosynthesis of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites Produced by Streptomyces sp. 8812

ALEKSANDRA RAJNISZ, ADAM GUŚPIEL, MAGDALENA POSTEK, JOANNA ZIEMSKA, ANNA LASKOWSKA, DANIEL RABCZENKO and JOLANTA SOLECKA* National Institute of Public Health- National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland *Corresponding author: J. Solecka, National Institute of Public Health- National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland; e-mail: jsolecka@pzh.gov.pl Submitted 3 June 20...
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Comparison of Free and Immobilized L-asparaginase Synthesized by Gamma-Irradiated Penicillium cyclopium

HEBA A. EL-REFAI1*, MONA S. SHAFEI1, HANAN MOSTAFA 1, ABDEL-MONEM H. EL-REFAI1, EMAN M. ARABY2, FAWKIA M. EL-BEIH3, SAADIA M. EASA3 and SANAA K. GOMAA1 1 Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 2 Microbiology Department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt 3 Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science...
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Streptococcus anginosus (milleri) Group Strains Isolated in Poland (1996-2012) and their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

KATARZYNA OBSZAŃSKA1, IZABELLA KERN-ZDANOWICZ1, ALEKSANDRA KOZIŃSKA2, KATARZYNA MACHURA3, ELŻBIETA STEFANIUK2,4, WALERIA HRYNIEWICZ2,4 and IZABELA SITKIEWICZ3* 1 Department of Microbial Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 2 Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, Warsa...
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Effectiveness of Antipseudomonal Antimicrobial Agents and Mechanisms of Resistance of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

MOHAMED E. EL ZOWALATY1* and BÉLA GYETVAI 2 1Laboratory of Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary *Corresponding author: M.E. El Zowalaty,  Laboratory of Vacc...
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Recovery of Gram-Positive Cocci and Candida albicans from Peroxygen/Silver-Based Disinfectants

MOSTAFA E. EISSA and AHMED S. NOUBY Quality Control Department, HIKMA Pharma Pharmaceutical Company, Nasr City, Egypt *Corresponding author: M. E. Eissa, HIKMA Pharma Pharmaceutical Company, Nasr City, Egypt; e-mail: mostafaessameissa@yahoo.com Submitted 9 September 2014, revised 16 September 2015, accepted 8 October 2015 DOI: 10.5604/17331331.1197271 Abstract Neutr...
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The Functions of Effector Proteins in Yersinia Virulence

LINGLIN ZHANG1, MENG MEI1, CHAN YU1, WENWEN SHEN1, LIXIN MA1, JIEWANG HE2 and LI YI1 1Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China 2Research and Development Center, Hubei Tobacco China Industrial Company, Wuhan, China *Corresponding au...
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Memorial Tribute to Professor Władysław J.H. Kunicki-Goldfinger (1916 – 1995)

This commemoration celebrates the birth one hundred years ago, on February 13, 1916, of Prof. Władysław J.H. Kunicki-Goldfinger. He was to play roles as an outstanding microbiologist, geneticist, humanist and activist. The Professor graduated from the Jagiellonian University, where, still a student, he worked in the Division of Bacteriology in the Department of Agriculture. ...
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