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Plasmid Borne Antibiotic Resistance Factors in Indigenous Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Basharat Ahmed, Muhammad Hamza Azhar, Farah R. Shakoori, Abdul Rauf Shakoori

The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of 146 Campylobacter spp.isolated from diarrheal patients admitted to hospitals in Azad Kashmir Pakistan were analyzed to determine their changing trends in response to fifteen antibiotics. Campylobacter isolates were…

An In Vitro Assessment of the Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Potency of Silymarin and Silymarin Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles on Lung and Breast Cancer Cells

Canan Vejselova Sezer

Cancer disease is a major cause of death worldwide in the last few decades. Recently, the risk of cancer and its mortality rates have increased both in economically less and highly developed countries. Two of the leading causes of the death of cancer are lung…

Expression of Prostaglandins-Related Genes in Erythrocytes of Chickens Infected with H9N2 Subtype of Avian Influenza Virus

Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Xin-Yu Han, Meng-li Qiao, Ying Wang, Ding Zhang, Yu-hai Bi et al.

Chicken’s erythrocytes are most abundant cells circulating in the body which participate in inflammation and immune responses. However, expression levels of prostaglandins-related genes in H9N2 infected chicken’s erythrocytes have not been studied…

Production of Protein Hydrolysate from Rohu (Labeo rohita) Waste using Fungal Proteases

Masood Sadiq Butt, Sadia Aslam, Rizwan Shukat, Syed Qamar Abbas, Muhammad Issa Khan, Shadab Shaukat et al.

Fish waste contains an appreciable amount of proteins, enzymes and fats. It was considered as garbage of no financial value and disposed of without any attempt of recovery. The aim of this study was to optimize the hydrolysis conditions for production of prote…

Identification of Cotton Physio-Morphological Marker for the Development of Cotton Resistant Varieties against Sucking Insect Pests: A Biorational Approach for Insect-Pest Management

Saima Siddiqui, Ghulam Hussain Abro, Tajwar Sultana Syed, Abdul Sattar Buriro, Sohail Ahmad, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed et al.

Cotton is one of the important crops of Pakistan and is attacked by many chewing and sucking pest. Chemical insecticides are used abundantly to suppress the pest population. The use of host-plant resistance is an alternative tool to control cotton insect-pests…

Analysis of the Trend of Age-Related Laying Performance of Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

Jun Yan Bai, Zhi Hao Dong, Yu Chen, Jing Yun Li, Ying Lei, You Bing Yang et al.

For China yellow quail, Beijing white quail and Korean quail, number of eggs, total egg weight and laying rate begin to soar up with the increase of age from the 8th week to 12th week. Such growth rate declines gradually with the increase of age from the 12th…

Investigation on the Effect of Two Fat Metabolism Related Pathways on Intramuscular Fat Content in Pigs

Chaogang Yao, Daxin Pang, Chao Lu, Aishi Xu, Peixuan Huang, Hongsheng Ouyang et al.

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content has become an important determinant of meat quality for raisers and consumers in modern society. The objective of this work was to investigate the roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) and fatty acid met…

Effect of Different Sonication Protocols on Merino Ram Sperm Parameters

Caner Öztürk, Mücahid Onay, Neşe Hayat Aksoy

 The biochemical analysis and the determination of the intracellular-extracellular contents of the sperm cells are important in the spermatological studies. Since homogenization processes reveal the intracellular contents of the sperm cells, we aimed to e…

Ecology of Fish Communities in Coral Habitats Along the Coast of Pakistan: Potential Threats and Conservation Strategies

Amjad Ali, Pirzada Jamal Ahmad Siddiqui, Naveed Ahmad, Shabir Ali Amir, Rafaqat Masroor, Seema Shafique et al.

Reef ecosystem is an important source of recreation and fish diversity. Present study aimed to record the distribution and diversity of fishes from different coral habitats along the coast of Pakistan. Additionally, potential threats and conservation strategie…

Combined Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Artemisia monosperma and Mentha piperita on the Reproductive Integrity of Male Albino Rats

Hagar E. Mohammed, Ranwa A. Elrayess, Heba N. Gad El-Hak

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of combinations of Artemisia monospermia with Mentha piperita on male fertility.Treated rats with different doses of A. monosperma or M. piperita alone induced severe testes histopathological lesions and histoch…

Effect of Duration of Diabetes Mellitus Type-2 on Electrophysiological Indices of Sensorimotor Nerves in Subjects with Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ahsan Numan, Abdul Basit Qureshi, Fehmeda Farrukh Khan, Faisal Masud, Ijaz Ahmad, Kamran Ashraf et al.

The study investigated the effect of duration of diabetes mellitus type-2 on the electrophysiological characteristics of sensorimotor nerves in patients with clinical diabetic polyneuropathy (DSP). Clinical diagnosis of DSP was assessed with the Michigan Neuro…

Addition of L-Cysteine and Vitamin E to Semen Diluent Enhances Freeze-thawed Spermatozoa Characteristics in Crossbred Cattle Bulls under Subtropical Environment

Ibrar Muhammad Khan, Dezhi Xu, Zubing Cao, Hongyu Liu, Adnan Khan, Sajid Ur Rahman et al.

Vitamins and amino acids are important trace nutrients that are essential for body growth and reproductive soundness, whereas the lack of these nutrients is directly related to reproductive performance. Hence, the antioxidants agents(L-cysteine and vitamin E)…

Tenuisentis niloticus (Neoechinorhychida: Tenuisentidae) as Indicator of BTEX and PAH Pollution in Epe Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria

BamideleAkinsanya, Isaac O Ayanda, Benson Onwusa, Joseph K Saliu

The Lagos lagoon is continually being subjected to all forms of pollution. Human activities like industrialization, agriculture, and oil exploration are constantly threatening the health of this aquatic ecosystem. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and mon…

Length-Weight Relationships and Growth Patterns of Local Fishes of the Medium Perennial Vavuniya Reservoir, Sri Lanka

A.E.S. Patrick, S. Kuganathan, U. Edirisinghe

Linear regression analysis of length-weight relationships (LWRs) were studied to reveal the growth patterns of 380 specimens belonging to 10 species, 9 genera and 5 families of local fish in Vavuniya reservoir, Sri Lanka during January, 2013 to August, 2014. T…

Characterisation of Volatile Compounds and Composition of Milk of Kilis Goats Reared at Two Different Locations

Aylin Celile Oluk, Ugur Serbester, Murat Reis Akkaya, Oya Berkay Karaca

Various factors such as species, breeds, lactation stage and location affect milk composition. We evaluated the composition of Kilis goat milk in two different seasons on the basis of alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, indoles, carboxylic acids, aromatic hy…

Antagonistic Probioticity of Novel Bacterial Isolates from Pakistan against Fish Pathogen Pseudomonas fluorescens in Labeo rohita Fingerlings

Asma Chaudhary, Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Afia Muhammad Akram, Sadia Roshan, Javed Iqbal Qazi

The study was endeavoring to investigate in vitro as well as in vivo antibacterial and probiotic potential of Sphingomonas sp. AsCh-P3 (MF543123) and Bacillus aerius AsCh-A7 (MF543123) against fish pathogen Pseudomonas fluorescens. Antagonism by cross streak w…

Bioaccumulation of Selected Toxic Heavy Metals in Mastacembelus armatus from Three Rivers of Malakand Division, Pakistan

Hazrat Ali, Ezzat Khan

Contamination of water bodies with toxic heavy metals is a genuine environmental problem. Bioaccumulation of toxic heavy metals in fish poses a potential health risk to fish consumers including humans. The aim of present research work was to study the bioaccum…

Relationship of a Novel c.429delC Deletion in Hairless Gene HR with Alopecia in Two Families from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Ajmal, Saima Mustafa, Fizza Ibrahim Bajwa, Cheng Zhou, Guangdong Wen, Soe Lwin Myint et al.

Atrichia with papular lesions (APL) is a rare autosomal recessive form of total alopecia, characterized by hair loss soon after birth and the development of papular lesions of keratin-filled cysts over extensive areas of the body. Two consanguineous families w…