African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5216

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of EDTA on biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility of multidrug resistant uropathogenic Escherichia coli clinical isolates in Egypt

Wesam Elsayed Gawad
  • Wesam Elsayed Gawad
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.
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Omneya Mohamed Helmy
  • Omneya Mohamed Helmy
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Wael Mostafa Tawakkol
  • Wael Mostafa Tawakkol
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt.
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Abdelgawad Mohamed Hashem
  • Abdelgawad Mohamed Hashem
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 05 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 26 September 2017
  •  Published: 14 October 2017

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