Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is largely responsible for increasing incidence of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide. Whilst studies have focussed on HGT in vivo, this work investigates whether the ability of pathogens to persist in the ...
Bonnin +38 more
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Investigating correlation of faecal indicator bacteria and potential pathogenic fungi on Dublin beaches in the interest of public health [PDF]
Sandy beaches are usually the preferred location for leisure activities but may pose a risk to public health in particular to children, the elderly and immuno compromised individuals Beach sand and marine water may be a reservoir of opportunistic and ...
Brandão, João +3 more
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BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ENTEROCOCCI OF VARIOUS ORIGINS
Aim. Study the prevalence and intensity of anti-hemoglobin and anti-lactoferrin activity in enterococci as representatives of symbiotic intestine microflora and causative agents of infection-inflammatory diseases in children. Materials and methods.
M. V Sycheva, O. L Kartashova
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Presence of Antibiotic Resistant Enterococci in Rinses of Milking Equipment after Sanitation Process
Enterococci are common milk contaminants, and microbial contamination of milk by this group of microorganisms can occur from a variety of sources. Significance of enterococci can be assessed by many separated points of view, otherwise a lot of research ...
Miroslav Kročko +4 more
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COD removal and nitrification of piggery wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering [PDF]
Piggery wastewaters are particularly problematic when released untreated into the environment. They contain high levels of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and also nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus which can cause eutrophication in surface waters ...
Wong, Wing Nga
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Prevalence and antimicrobial-resistance characterization of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) strains in healthy household dogs in Italy [PDF]
DOTTO, GIORGIA +4 more
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Objective: To determine the antibiotic resistance patterns and resistance genes in enterococci and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from poultry farms and nearby wells in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Olutayo Israel Falodun +2 more
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MOST COMMON BACTERIA AS CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF FOURNIER'S GANGRENE
PURPOSE: Fournier's gangrene is a form of necrotizing fasciitis, whose main treatment is surgery, followed by adequate antibiotic therapy. In the present study, we have investigated the most common bacteria acting as causative agents of Fournier's ...
B. Lazarov
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Handling the dry-off problem in organic dairy herds by teat sealing or homeopathy com-pared to therapy omission [PDF]
Avoiding antibiotics is one of the crucial goals in organic dairy herd health management. Thus, a trial with 102 cows (408 quarters) was conducted to com-pare 2 common medical dry-off practices in organic dairying, internal teat sealant (Orbeseal ...
Heil, Fritz +4 more
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BackgroundGenerally, enterococci bacteria cause nosocomial infections and are major indicators of bacterial contamination in marine bathing beach. However, a method for the rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple pathogenic enterococci has not been ...
Yan Liu +19 more
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