Prevalence of Parasitosis in Elderly residents and Workers of Institutions of Long Permanence in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre and the Mountain Region of Rio Grande do... by Anne Brandolt Larré, Camila Duarte Bürgie, Paula Engroff, Geraldo Attilo De Carli

“…It was identified in employees, prevalence of 19.2%, of which 60.0% (n=3) accounted for E. nana, 20.0% (n=1) E. coli and 20.0% (n=1) of hyperparasitism. Both regions show peculiar conditions, aging brings some challenges to society, demanding the implementation and effectiveness of social policies of public health congruent to the current reality to improve the life quality for elderly and workers regarding their sociodemographic variables, economic, hygienic habits and symptomatology.…”
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Microbial Profile of Fresh and Semicooked Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Hygienic Practice of Fish Handlers in Hawassa, Ethiopia by Fasika Admasu, Abraham Mikru, Kassaye Balkew, Million Adane

“…The mesophilic bacterial flora of both types of samples was dominated by Bacillus species, Salmonella species, E coli, and Staphylococcus species. Most fish handlers did not practice hygienic food handling and lacked basic sanitation amenities like clean water and soap for hand washing. …”
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Diagnostic Study of Pathogenic Bacterial Isolated from Camel’s Pneumonic lungs Slaughtered in Al-Muthanna Province Abattoir, Iraq Using Vitek2 Compactiological approach and Vitek2... by Hayder M Watban, Nabeel M Al-Maaly

“…This study suggests that K. pneumoniae exhibited a higher infection rate compared to E. coli and P. aeruginosa in pneumonic camels slaughtered at the Al-Muthanna abattoir‎‎‎‎‎. …”
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Detection of OqxAB Efflux Pumps, a Multidrug-Resistant Agent in Bacterial Infection in Patients Referring to Teaching Hospitals in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran by Mojtaba Moosavian, Mahtab Khoshkholgh Sima, Nazanin Ahmad Khosravi, Effat Abbasi Montazeri

“…Out of 100 Enterobacteriaceae isolates, 37 isolates (37%) were positive for at least one of oqxA or oqxB genes, while both of these genes were detected among 12% of them. oqxAB genes were detected in 8 cases of 20 (40%) Enterobacter gergoviae and 4 cases of 71 (5.7%) E. coli isolates. The antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that all isolates (100%) were susceptible to imipenem, while the maximum resistance to piperacillin, ceftriaxone, and cefotaxime were 69%, 55%, and 55%, respectively. …”
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Avaliação dos diferentes tipos de secagem da casca de jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) para preservação dos compostos bioativos by Claudinei Luiz Saibert, Araceli Scalcon, Jéssica Angela Pandini Klauck, Letycia Lopes Ricardo, Jones Erni Schmitz

“…Foram avaliadas a atividade antioxidante e a atividade antimicrobiana frente aos microrganismos S. aureus, E. coli e C. albicans. Verificou-se que o processo de secagem em leito fluidizado com vazão volumétrica de 600 m3/h na temperatura de 25 °C, possibilitou a obtenção de um valor IC50 de 29,7 µg/mL, sem afetar a atividade antimicrobiana e gerando um pó com características desejáveis para formulações nutracêuticas.  …”
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Detection of Beta-Lactamases (ESBL and MBL) Producing Gram-Negative Pathogens in National Public Health Laboratory of Nepal by Anjana Shrestha, Jyoti Acharya, Jyoti Amatya, Rabin Paudyal, Nisha Rijal

“…The MBL activity was seen in E. coli (38%), followed by Pseudomonas spp. (31%), and K. pneumoniae (19%). …”
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Evaluation of spatio-temporal water quality status of Jeera river, Odisha, India by Aiswarya Pati, Showkat Ahmad Mir, Archana Padhiary, Iswar Baitharu, Binata Nayak

“…Many water quality parameters including iron, turbidity, nitrate, phosphate, E. coli, and Total coliform are found to exceed the permissible limits prescribed by WHO and BIS. …”
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Characterization of Nora Virus Structural Proteins via Western Blot Analysis by Brad L. Ericson, Darby J. Carlson, Kimberly A. Carlson

“…ORF3, ORF4a, ORF4b, and ORF4c were individually cloned and expressed in E. coli; resultant recombinant proteins purified and were used to make monospecific antisera. …”
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Spectroscopic, DFT, anti-bacterial, and in-silico investigations of novel semicarbazone and thiosemicarbazone synthesised from asymmetrical chalcones by Nikita Sharma, Har Lal Singh

“…Based on the computational details, it may be determined to do an in-vitro test for antibacterial activity against B. subtilis and E.coli. Through resulting antibacterial activity, results were compared to standard medications and it was discovered that a couple of synthesized compounds had nearly the same value as standard drugs. …”
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Shelf-Life Feasibility Study of Moringa oleifera Seasoned Beef by Florence Adwoa Ayirezang, Reuben Essel Arhin, Barry Kojo Whyte, Emmanuel Opoku Antwi, Belinda Nana Ama Boateng

“…Beef seasoned with MELE was free of E. coli throughout storage. Salmonella sp. was not detected in all the beef samples. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Associated with Mass Gatherings: A Systematic Review by Linda Tong Pao, Mohamed Tashani, Catherine King, Harunor Rashid, Ameneh Khatami

“…There appears to be an association between attendance at mass gatherings and the acquisition of some AMR phenotypes and genotypes in some significant human pathogens, including <i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. pneumoniae</i>.…”
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Polyphenolic contents, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of Saccocalyx satureioides Coss. & Dur. essential oil and methanol extracts by NOUI HENDEL, DJAMEL SARRI, MADANI SARRI, ACHWAQ ALI GHAFSI, AICHA BENSEGHIR

“…The essential oil (February and June harvest periods) value 1.25 µL/mL was the MIC and the MBC for all bacterial strains, except E. coli, K. pneumonia and Ps. aeruginosa. The average fungal inhibition of the methanol extracts ranged from 5.10 to 71.25%, except for F. oxysporum. …”
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Emergency Food Product Packaging by Pectin-Based Antimicrobial Coatings Functionalized by Pomegranate Peel Extracts by Ehsan Ghorbani, Arasb Dabbagh Moghaddam, Anousheh Sharifan, Hossein Kiani

“…The results indicated that the ethanolic extract showed inhibitory effects on S. aureus and E. coli at concentrations of 30 and 50 mg/ml, and the aqueous extract's inhibitory effects were observed at concentrations of 50 and 80 mg/ml, respectively. …”
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Designing and Fabrication of Nano-Hydroxyapatite and Curcumin-Loaded Chitosan/PVA Nanofibrous Mats for Potential Use as Wound Dressing Biomaterials by Amira M. EL-Rafei, Giorgia Maurizii, Annalisa Aluigi, Giovanna Sotgiu, Marianna Barbalinardo, Tamara Posati

“…The in vitro antimicrobial results show that most of mats have significant antimicrobial effects against <i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. aureus</i>. The fabricated matd are biocompatible with fibroblasts and the presence of curcumin increases cell viability. …”
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Conductometric, physico-chemical, and biological activity investigations of a copper–indometacin complex by AbdulAziz A. Alayyafi, Kholoud Z. Ghanem, Modhi S. Almarri, Shereen E. Salem, Esam A. Gomaa, Elsayed M. AbouElleef

“…The antimicrobial activities of indometacin and (Cu-Indo) complex have been studied using the disc diffusion method against Gram-negative bacteria (P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and K. pneumoniae), Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus, B. cereus, and S. epidermidis), and fungi (C. albicans). …”
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Formulation and Development of an Experimental Polishing Paste with Antimicrobial Activity Based on Coturnix coturnix (Codorniz) Eggshell by Frank Mayta-Tovalino, Alicia Fernández-Giusti, Joyce Del Pino, Daniel Alvitez-Temoche, Roman Mendoza, Abigail Temoche, Arnaldo Munive-Degregori

“…The microorganisms S. aureus, E. coli, E. faecalis, C. albicans, and S. mutans were inoculated with experimental paste (Coturnix coturnix quail eggshell base) and control paste (Universal Polishing and Diamond Excel) consisting of n = 12 for each group. …”
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Characterization of Escherichia coli outer membrane vesicles and the impact of pathogenic ones on NLR signaling pathways by Roghayeh Mohammadzadeh, Ava Behrouzi, Farzam Vaziri, Seyed Davar Siadat

“…Conclusion: The characterization of OMVs showed that both strains of E. coli secrete OMVs in different sizes and contents. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Visible Light-Activated TiO2 Thin Films with Low Level of Fe Doping by Dan Meng, Xiuhua Liu, Yun Xie, Yang Du, Yong Yang, Chao Xiao

“…Regarding the antibacterial properties of TiO2 films, the order of antibacterial activity of TiO2 films was 0.1 at% Fe > 0.5 at% Fe > 1.0 at% TiO2 > bare TiO2 > 2.0 at% Fe > 3.45 at% Fe. 0.1 at% of Fe is the optimum dopant ratio related to antibacterial activity. 0.1 at% Fe-doped TiO2 film is highly efficient in inactivating E. coli under 3 h of visible light irradiation, and it remains efficient even in real dye waste water.…”
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The Maize Corngrass1 miRNA-Regulated Developmental Alterations Are Restored by a Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase in Transgenic Tobacco by Ayalew Ligaba-Osena, Kay DiMarco, Tom L. Richard, Bertrand Hankoua

“…The aim of this study was to enhance carbohydrate accumulation in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana by simultaneously expressing the maize Corngrass1 miRNA (Cg1) and E. coli ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (glgC), both of which have been reported to enhance carbohydrate accumulation in planta. …”
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Common Organisms causing surgical site infection(SSI) in Postoperative patients in a tertiary care Hospital by Fatima Mustafa, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Mustafa, Arifa Manzoor, Safia Safa, Samiullah Khogyani

“…Keywords: Surgical Site Infection; E.Coli; Length of stay; …”
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