Hydrolysis of cefazolin by enzymes produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa after exposure to ceftazidime in vitro by Papaioannidou Paraskevi, Nitsas Vassilios, Mirtsou-Fidani Vassiliki

“…Our model offers a simple, inexpensive and rapid method for detecting resistance of Ps. aeruginosa developed due to derepression of β-lactamases, and for discriminating resistant strains with derepressed β-lactamases from strains that developed other mechanisms of resistance.…”
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Counterfactual explanations of tree based ensemble models for brain disease analysis with structure function coupling by Shaolong Wei, Zhen Gao, Hongcheng Yao, Xiaoyu Qi, Mingliang Wang, Jiashuang Huang

“…Specifically, we first construct SC and FC matrices from preprocessed diffusion-weighted DTI and resting-state functional fMRI data. …”
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Investigation of carbapenemase and mcr-1 genes in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates by Çiğdem Arabacı, Tuba Dal, Tuğcan Başyiğit, Neslihan Genişel, Rıza Durmaz

“…Results for ertapenem and colistin were confirmed by gradient diffusion and microdilution methods. Carbapenemase and mcr-1 genes were investigated by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). …”
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CULTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA IN THE EARS OF DOGS AND PATIENTS WITH OTITIS EXTERNA by Ahmed Awad, Shaymaa Hassoon, Hiba Ali, Sarmad Mohammad

“…Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates with GenBank entries OK 560672,1 and OK 560671,1, were detected. …”
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Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae from public transport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Gallus P. Haule, Juma M. Hussein, Fulgence N. Mpenda

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. PCR amplification was carried out to detect the presence of antibiotic resistance genes. …”
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Phytochemicals Analysis, In Vitro Antibacterial Activities of Extracts, and Molecular Docking Studies of the Isolated Compounds from Melhania zavattarii Cufod Leaves by Teshome Gonfa, Ayalew Temesgen, Olyad Erba, Ephriem T. Mengesha, Muthusaravanan Sivasubramanian

“…Accordingly, preliminary phytochemical screening was tested by using standard procedures and the result indicated that phytosterols and terpenoids as major and others like alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, phlobatannin, and coumarins were detected as minor in extracts. Antibacterial activity of the extracts was evaluated using the disk diffusion agar method, and the activities revealed that chloroform extract showed the highest inhibition zones, 12.08 ± 0.38, 14.00 ± 0.50, and 15.58 ± 0.63 mm against Escherichia coli at 50, 75, and 125 mg/mL concentrations, respectively, compared to that of n-hexane and methanol extracts at respective concentrations. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation, and virulence genes among atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli stool isolates in Tehran, Iran by Shahnaz Halimi, Akram Rezaei, Shirin Mohebi, Farhad Bonakdar Hashemi

“…The antimicrobial resistance was assessed by disk diffusion assay. Biofilm formation was assessed using a standard semi-quantitative microtiter plate assay. …”
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Investigating Antimicrobial Resistance and ESBL Producing Gene in Klebsiella Isolates among Neonates and Adolescents in Southern Bangladesh by Afroza Akter Tanni, Nahid Sultana, Wazir Ahmed, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Sajjad Hossain Noyon, Md. Mobarok Hossain, Adnan Mannan

“…This particular study was executed and implemented by using 501 clinical samples or isolates from two different hospitals in Chattogram. The disk diffusion method was used to detect Kpn’s sensitivity to 16 antibiotics in a drug susceptibility test. …”
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High resistance to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin in bacteria isolated from poultry farms in Ibadan, Nigeria by Tunmise O. Ayandiran, Linda Falgenhauer, Judith Schmiedel, Trinad Chakraborty, Funmilola Abidemi Ayeni

“…The genes tetA, tetB, qnrB, qnrS and qepA were detected with 37%, 4%, 35%, 4% and 2% prevalence in E. coli respectively. …”
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Bioactive Compound Profiling and In-vitro Antimicrobial Study of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Extract against Pneumococcal Bacteria by Kubrat Abiola Oyinlola, Gbemisola Elizabeth Ogunleye, Oluwadurotimi Olutosin Akintade, Olumuyiwa M Adeyemo, Emmanuel Oluwaseun Garuba

“…The antibacterial activity and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extract was determined using Agar well diffusion. Twenty-seven (27) matched bioactive compounds were detected in the sample. …”
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The Effect of Calcium in the Fermentation of White Cabbage with Salicornia by Patrícia Pires-Cabral, Paula Pires-Cabral, Helena Mira, Célia Quintas

“…However, Ca interfered with the diffusion of K, Mg, and Zn, resulting in lower levels of these elements in the final product, particularly Zn, which exhibited a reduction of 37%, reducing the nutritional value of the final products.…”
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Molecular and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli from calves in an important meat-producing region in Brazil by Juliane F Tutija, Carlos AN Ramos, Ricardo AA Lemos, Amanda AL Santos, Guilherme H Reckziegel, Mariana G Freitas, Cassia RB Leal

“…All samples were submitted to microbiological identification and the disk diffusion antibiogram test. The polymerase chain reaction method was used to detect virulence genes. …”
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The Effect of Povidone Iodine Combined with Sodium Bicarbonate against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, the Antagonism and Synergism by Baqer Hazim Hamid, Safa Abbas Saadoun, Falah Hasan Obayes Al-Khikani

“…So evaluation of the antibacterial activity of PVP-I and SBC combination as a modified disinfectant may be useful by detecting the possible synergism or antagonism. Material and Methods: A total of 30 samples (15 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and 15 isolates of Escherichia coli) were investigated in this study. …”
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Biofabrication of ZnO nanoparticles using Acacia arabica leaf extract and their antibiofilm and antioxidant potential against foodborne pathogens. by Sumreen Hayat, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Zubair, Bilal Aslam, Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Mohsin Khurshid, Muhammad Saqalein, Arif Muhammad Khan, Ahmad Almatroudi, Zilursh Naeem, Saima Muzammil

“…In vitro antibacterial susceptibility testing against foodborne pathogens was done by agar well diffusion, growth kinetics and broth microdilution assays. …”
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Some virulence genes are associated with antibiotic susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae complex by Fatemeh Mosaffa, Fereshteh Saffari, Mahin Veisi, Omid Tadjrobehkar

“…Seven VGs were screened by PCR technique and antibiotic susceptibility assessment was performed by disk-diffusion assay. Result Four Enterobacter species; Enterobacter cloacae (33.3%), Enterobacter hormaechei (55.6%), Enterobacter kobei (6.7%) and Enterobacter roggenkampii (4.4%) were detected. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Utilizing Eriobotrya japonica L. Seed Extract and Evaluation of their Antibacterial Activity by Zainab Adil Ghani Chabuck, Zainab Hussein Mahdi, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Maysaa S. M. Alshukri

“…These silver nanoparticles of plant origin were tested for antibacterial activities using the disk-diffusion method, with three concentrations of 50, 100, 150 mg/mL, using Klebsiella, Escherichia coli, and Streptococcus mutans. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Fixed and Volatile Oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria by Tara Faiq M. Salih, Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Daryan Kamal Khder

“…Bacterial inhibition zone was ?detected by using ?disk diffusion method. Furthermore, volatile oil of N. sativa ?…”
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Methodology for assessing the business activity index of an enterprise based on the analysis of the business environment by Glukhov Vladimir, Kolomysova Mariia

“…The authors systematized the indicators of business activity assessment with respect to the specifics of entrepreneurial activity; developed algorithms for calculating the quantitative and diffusion aggregate index of business activity of the enterprise; the relationship between the entrepreneurial situation assessed by business activity indices and recommended management decisions is shown. …”
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Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococci and Enterococci Isolated from Dental Caries and Healthy People by Shahad Fadhil Al-Taie1, Muna T. Al- Musawi2, Zaid S. Rasheed3

“…Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus salivarius were more prevalent in dental caries and healthy individuals, respectively, while Enterococcus faecium was detected in both dental caries and healthy individuals. …”
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Preoperative FLAIR images for identifying glioblastoma boundaries by Bayan Shukir, Laszlo Szivos, Pal Barzo, David Kis

“…Compared with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging is believed to be more sensitive for detecting infiltrated tumor cells. This study investigates the sensitivity and specificity of preoperative FLAIR imaging to predict glioblastoma true boundaries. …”
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