Investigating the Prevalence of the Vancomycin Resistance Gene in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Medical Centers in Mazandaran by Fatemeh Nooraei, Mojtaba Mohseni

“…The presence of the vanA gene was detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software, employing Fisher’s exact test and the Mann–Whitney U test. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Healthcare Workers at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Southwestern Uganda by Justus B. Abimana, Charles D. Kato, Joel Bazira

“…Only 6 isolates of the 13 isolates (46%) which showed resistance to cefoxitin had mecA gene detectable while 2 (13.3%) of the 15 cefoxitin susceptible isolates were found to carry mecA gene. …”
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Biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from burn patients, Iran by Solmaz Ohadian Moghadam, Mohammad Reza Pourmand, Farzaneh Aminharati

“…The icaA/D and mecA genes were detected in DNA extracts by polymerase chain reaction assay separately. …”
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Microbiological tests of fresh bull semen collected at breeding establishment by M. A. Sushkova, I. Ya. Stroganova, S. А. Schislenko

“…Isolated microorganism cultures were tested for their susceptibility to antibiotics with disc-diffusion method according to the Methodical Guidelines 4.2.1890-04 «Testing of microorganisms for their susceptibility to antimicrobials» using discs containing eight antimicrobials. …”
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Coexistence of imipenemase (IMP) and verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM) in gram-negative bacterial clinical isolates from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Amana Metuor-Dabiré, Damis Y. P. Bouniounou, Nicolas Ouédraogo, Rahimatou Y. Tiemtoré, Serge Sougué, Rose P. Bonkoungou, Jacques Simporé

“…The genes bla VIM and bla IMP were detected simultaneously in only 5.5% (5 isolates) of the resistant bacterial strains, including three strains of E. coli , one strain of P. aeruginosa , and one strain of K. oxytoca . …”
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THE EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON CRUDE OIL YIELD AND GERMINATION OF SUNFLOWER-TANAY VARIETY (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) SEEDS by H. E. VAİZOĞULLAR, Y. KARA

“…In 12L/12D light photoperiod, 25% germination in seeds was detected at GA application the highest, the lowest 5% germination in seeds was determined in PC application. …”
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Frequency of Fecal Carriage of ESBL Resistance Genes in Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Cancer Patients at Laquintinie Hospital, Douala, Littoral Region, C... by Michael F. Kengne, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Ousenu Karimo, Ballue S. T. Dadjo, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Wiliane J. T. Marbou, Victor Kuete

“…The antimicrobial resistance profile of the isolates was determined using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method. The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes among P. aeruginosa isolates. …”
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Bioconvection flow of Carreau nanomaterial invoking Soret and Dufour impacts by Tasawar Hayat, Fatima Bibi, Aneeta Razaq, Sohail A Khan

“…Dufour and Soret features are under consideration. Thermophoresis diffusion and random movement features are considered. …”
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The etiological structure, biological properties of causative agents of peri-implant mucositis by M. O. Faustova, O. A. Nazarchuk, M. M. Ananieva

“…Representatives of Streptococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp. were dominating among them, although Kocuria spp., Enterobacter spp. and yeast-like fungi Candida spp. were detected quite common. Investigated clinical strains of microorganisms had different sensitivity to antibiotics. …”
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Generation Method for HVAC Systems Design Schemes in Office Buildings Based on Deep Graph Generative Models by Hongxin Wang, Ruiying Jin, Peng Xu, Jiefan Gu

“…We trained and validated four deep graph generative models—GAE, GNF, GAN, and diffusion—using HVAC system terminal pipeline layout data. …”
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Gastric Polyps and Atrophic Gastritis by I. Yu. Kolesnikova, A. S. Novikova

“…Focal atrophic gastritis in endoscopy was revealed in 12 (19.7 %) HGP and 16 (39.0 %) AGP patients, diffused atrophic gastritis — in 49 (80.3 %) HGP and 25 (60.9 %) AGP patients. …”
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Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Campylobacter sp. isolated from human stool samples including comparison of ellipsoid test and broth microdilution for meropenem by Fornefett, Juliane, Banerji, Sangeeta, Rimek, Dagmar

“…Ciprofloxacin and oxytetracycline resistance were detected in 72 and 41% Cj, and 67 and 70% Cc isolates, respectively. …”
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Mitochondrial respiratory function induces endogenous hypoxia. by Sara Prior, Ara Kim, Toshitada Yoshihara, Seiji Tobita, Toshiyuki Takeuchi, Masahiro Higuchi

“…This may be caused by high oxygen consumption, low oxygen diffusion in water, and low oxygen incorporation to the cells. …”
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Identification of metal tolerance proteins (MTP) and their gene expression under drought stress in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Zahra HAJIBARAT, Abbas SAIDI

“…Based on in silico and qPCR analysis, all of StMTPs included a cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) domains and the putative Mn-MTP harbored the ZT-dimer. …”
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Identification of AmpC beta-lactamase producing clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Guilan and investigation of inhibitory effect of thymol on by Khorshid Jirdashtani, Fatemeh Mousavi, Leila Asadpour

“…The growth inhibitory effect of thymol on these isolates was determined using disck diffusion and broth microdilution and the efflux inhibitory effect was determined by Cartwheel methods. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON CRUDE OIL YIELD AND GERMINATION OF SUNFLOWER-TANAY VARIETY (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) SEEDS by H. E. VAİZOĞULLAR, Y. KARA

“…In 12L/12D light photoperiod, 25% germination in seeds was detected at GA application the highest, the lowest 5% germination in seeds was determined in PC application. …”
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Physicochemical parameters, microbiological quality, and antibacterial activity of honey from the Bucovina region of Romania by Liliana Luca, Daniela Pauliuc, Florin Ursachi, Mircea Oroian

“…The analyzed honey samples were within the safe limits, except for three samples in which Bacillus cereus was detected and two other samples that had values above the acceptable limit for yeasts. …”
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Phytochemical, Heavy Metals and Antimicrobial Study of the Leaves of Calopogonium mucunoides by Ebuka Emenike, Chukwuebuka Onyema

“…The heavy metals analysis result revealed the presence of lead (0.08 mg/kg) and iron (0.08 mg/kg) well below the acceptable limits set by the World Health Organization for heavy metals in plants, while cadmium, nickel and zinc were found to be below detectable limits. The extracts were tested against thirteen human pathogens (ten bacteria and three fungi) using the disk diffusion method. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF GAMMA RADIATION ON CRUDE OIL YIELD AND GERMINATION OF SUNFLOWER-TANAY VARIETY (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) SEEDS by H. E. VAİZOĞULLAR, Y. KARA

“…Antimicrobial activity of Sunflower-Tanay extract were tested by a disk diffusion method. Extracts of the <em>H.annuus</em><strong> </strong>L.…”
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Investigation of methicillin, beta lactam, carbapenem, and multidrug resistant bacteria from blood cultures of septicemia suspected patients in Northwest Ethiopia by Abebe Birhanu, Getachew Gebre, Eden Getaneh, Hana Yohannes, Netsanet Baye, Gizeaddis Belay Mersha, Mitkie Tigabie, Mulat Dagnew, Getachew Ferede, Teshiwal Deress, Wondwossen Abebe

“…Multidrug resistance was detected in 63/87 (72.4%, 95% CI: 67.2–84.7%) of the isolates. …”
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