August 2011

Influence of culture media on mycelial growth and sporulation of some soil dermatophytes compared to their clinical isolates

  Culture media significantly affected the growth, sporulation and conidial discharge of any microorganisms. The present investigation was conducted to examine the effect of broth and agar media on the mycelial growth and fungal sporulation of six species belonging to five genera of fungi. Soil fungal dermatophytes (Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum gypseum and Microsporum fulvum) were isolated from soil...

Author(s): Mukesh Sharma and Meenakshi Sharma

August 2011

Community acquired skin infections in children in Abidjan: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and exfoliative toxin production

        The worldwide spread of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infections is becoming an emerging problem. These bacteria can produce virulence factors. The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of MRSA and frequency of mecA gene by PCR and detect genes eta and etb encoding exfoliatin A and B. This is a prospective study focused on...

Author(s):   Kacou-N’douba, A.,, Kazali, A.,  Koffi, K.S.,, Ekaza, E., Kouablan, A., Kangah, T., Okpo, S., Elogne-Kouamé, C. and Dosso, M.,

August 2011

Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and Candida species in crude milk

        Since milk is a high nutrition food, it is extremely liable to microbiological contamination. Maximum hygiene in mechanical milking and in health practices management throughout the production process is necessary so that the quality of crude milk is guaranteed. Current research comprises the collection of milk in milk-producing farms during April, May and June 2009 so that the...

Author(s): Ludmilla Santana de Soares e Barros, Silvio Luiz de Oliveira Sóglia, Marília de Jesus Ferreira, Margarete de Jesus Rodrigues and Marialice Pereira Castelo Branco

August 2011

Biochemical role of nitric oxide precursor and antibiotic against typhoid

        Typhoid fever remains an underestimated important health problem in many developing countries. It continues to be a global problem with an annual estimate of 1.6 million cases and 600,000 deaths. Salmonella, gram negative bacilli can survive during certain stages of host parasites interaction. There are number of drugs being used for the treatment of typhoid, but increasing...

Author(s): S. S. Haque

August 2011

Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of methanol extract of Heliotropium indicum leaf

  Methanol extract of the leaf of Heliotropium indicum was evaluated for its antimicrobial activity against five bacterial isolates comprising of four Gram-negative namely: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp. and Proteus mirabilis; and one Gram positive, Staphylococcus aureus at 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/ml including phytochemical analysis. While both S. aureus and Klebsiella...

Author(s):   Osungunna, M. O. and Adedeji, K. A.