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ArticlesMevalonate pathway analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during bioisoprene synthesis
Simiat O. Jimoh, Semirah A. Sanusi, Farouq A. Olaogun, Ramot B. Badmos-Oladapo, Kifayat O. Asafa- Adedimeji
Isoprene, synthesized through two complementary biosynthetic routes known as the mevalonate (MVA) pathway and the deoxy-xylulose phosphate pathway, is a valuable monomer that is used for rubber and several other chemical industries. Despite the recent in…
8 Feb 2025- Articles
Moringa oleifera leaf as a natural water purifier and causes decontamination of fecal- coliform bacteria
Basma T. Abd-Elhalim
This study aimed to focus on the Nile's raw water purification and sanitation in the Warraq al Hadar area, Egypt, using Moringa oleifera leaf powder. The water turbidity, pH, and total fecal-coliforms were assessed. The water turbidity and pH were decrea…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Porphyromonas gingivalis bacterium as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease!
Andrei V. Kozlov, Artem V. Lyamin, Aleksei A. Neilenko, Anna V. Yanchenko, Alena A. Ereshchenko
Alzheimer’s disease remains a significant socio-economic problem in modern medicine. This disease is a neurodegenerative one that is characterized by the plaque formation and neurofibrillary tangles, due to the accumulation of β-amyloid peptide in t…
8 Feb 2025DOI DOI: 10.21608/nrmj.2023.314535 - Articles
Bacterial conjunctivitis: microbiological profile and molecular characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci isolated from Minia governorate, Egypt
Fatma Ahmed Abdel Aziz, Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad, Ahmed Mohamed Kamal El Shafei, Reham Ali Ibrahem
Ocular infections caused by bacterial sources are a global health issue that can damage the construction of the eye, and lead to disability. The goals of this study were to look at the bacterial species causing conjunctivitis, as well as their antibacter…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving epidemiology of Candidemia: A topic of concern!!!
Ekadashi Rajni, Vishnu Kumar Garg, Rajat Vohra, Yogita Jangid, Richa Sharma
Candidemia is the most common recorded invasive fungal infection worldwide. During the last couple of years, the world has been struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2), during which…
8 Feb 2025 - Research Article
Priming of wheat plant with weed extracts, calcium and salicylic acid for contribution to alleviating the oxidative stress imposed by Fusarium graminearum and lead toxicity
Sherien E. Sobhy, Dalia G. Aseel, Essam-Eldeen M. Abo-Kassem, Nasser A. Sewelam, Khalil M. Saad- Allah, Marwa A. Samy et al.
Biotic and abiotic stress factors drastically limit plant growth and productivity through changing the physiological, biochemical, and cellular processes. In this study, 100 mM of lead (Pb) was used as an abiotic stress source, while Fusarium graminearum repre…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.294938 - Articles
Apple cider vinegar: Effective adjuvant treatment for aerobic vaginitis
Vinita C. Patole, Jayashri G. Mahore, Tanaji D. Nandgude, Anil Gutte
Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a vaginal infection caused mainly by overgrowth of Escherichia coli and a reduction of Lactobacilli in the vagina. The infection is linked with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth. The current medical therapy for A…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Laboratory diagnosis of emerging human infections by SARS-COVID-19: Prevalence and challenges
Soumya Nigam, Urvashi Vijay, Bhumandeep Kour
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global storm in the world, and nations worldwide are skirmishing with this unprecedented health crisis. The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease- 19 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus - 2…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Pretreatment of maize straw with Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinus squarrosulus for bioethanol production using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Samuel Adedayo Fasiku, Sherifah Monilola Wakil
Maize straw (MS) is a lignocellulosic substrate that constitutes huge wastes in the environment. This work aimed to pretreat MS with mushroom alone as a biological agent, and with NaOH prior to mushroom treatment (combined chemical and biological), and s…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
In vitro and in vivo effects of some chemical fungicides against Pythium ultimum and Phytophthora citrophthora associated with peach seedlings decline
Sabrine Mannai
Peach decline, responsible for seedlings root and collar rot in nurseries, is an important disease that causes reduction in plant production. Several oomycetes species were associated with this disease. The aim of this study was to control this serious p…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing and Gentamicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among children with atopic dermatitis in Egypt
Amira H. El-Ashry, Rasha H. El-Mahdy, Mohammad A. Gaballah, Rania Talaat
Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a higher prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Gentamicin is an important topical antibiotic that is used in the treatment of AD lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of gentamicin resi…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Development of bacterial resistance to the antimicrobials recovered from an aqueous fruit extract of Xylopia aethiopica
Nnoli, O. Chidinma, Adetayo, E. Temidayo, Ogunjobi, A. Adeniyi
Recently, the use of antibiotics for the treatment of numerous infections and diseases increased significantly, and led to noticeable reduction in the rate of mortality and morbidity. The increased development of multidrug resistant bacterial strains tha…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Efficacy of foliar fungicides on controlling early blight disease of Eggplant, under laboratory and greenhouse conditions
Abdulnabi A. A. Matrood, Abdelhak Rhouma
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) production has gone through increasing difficulties due to relatively low yields in the last few years in Iraq. Alternaria solani, the causal agent of eggplant early blight; attacks hybrid and local varieties either in ope…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Role of multiplex PCR in the early diagnosis of infective endocarditis
Omnia A. Eltantawy, Amany M. Kamal, Lamyaa E. Allam, Nadia M. Elsheshtawy
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection of the endocardium and heart valves that necessitate early diagnosis. The conventional blood culture has lots of false-negative results besides being time consuming. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Antimicrobial activity of Ricinus comunis, Swietenia mahogani and Crusentia cujete ethanol extracts against multidrug resistant pathogens, recovered from a hospital environment
Mojisola, C. Owoseni, Clara Ginikanwa, Bashiru Sani, Peter Uteh Upla
Medicinal plants have been used as effective approaches to manage multidrug resistant pathogens, including infectious agents that cause nosocomial infections. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial potentials of ethanolic extracts of Ricinus c…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Intuition on virology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and control of COVID-19
Gehendra Adhikari
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiological agent of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and represents the causative agent of a potentially systemic disease that has drawn a global attention. Based on the study of large n…
8 Feb 2025 - Research Article
The inhibitory effect of Punica granatum on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia Extended spectrum β-lactamase strains
Wafa H. Alamshani, Faisal Al-Sarraj, Mashail A. Algamdi
Each year, millions of people worldwide suffer from urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are the second most common type of infection in the human body. An infection of the urinary tract (UTI) affects the urinary bladder, kidneys, and or urethra. In order to…
8 Feb 2025DOI DOI: 10.21608/nrmj.2023.280475 - Articles
Sponges-associated marine bacteria as sources of antimicrobial compounds
Amal Nasser Alahmari, Shahira A. Hassoubah, Bothaina Ali Alaidaroos
Drug-resistant bacteria are considered to be a substantial risk to the public health. In recent years, a significant number of researches have focused on the marine environment as a promising, and underexplored source of compounds with remarkable bioacti…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Sponges-associated marine bacteria as sources of antimicrobial compounds
Amal Nasser Alahmari, Shahira A. Hassoubah, Bothaina Ali Alaidaroos
Drug-resistant bacteria are considered to be a substantial risk to the public health. In recent years, a significant number of researches have focused on the marine environment as a promising, and underexplored source of compounds with remarkable bioacti…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Genotyping of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Egyptian patients
Heba Ahmed Mohamed, Gamal Fadl Mahmoud Gad, Mona Fattouh Mohamed, Hend Harby Ahmed, Ameer Effat Elfarash, Nahed Fathallah Fahmy
Acinetobacter baumannii has recently been known as a major cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections. Carbapenem resistant A. baumanni (CRAB) has been recorded to be resistant to nearly all antibiotics, including the last resort antibiotics; c…
8 Feb 2025