01About This Special Issue
Microbiology is a vast and interesting field in the biological sciences. As the mother of all biological sciences, it holds sway to revolutionizing healthcare delivery across the world due to the potential biological activities of microorganisms that have been exploited in time past and now (even more) to improve mans living condition. Microbiology Research will see to the speedy publication of high-quality papers that will assist in knowledge dissemination in this very important field, and bring researchers, scientists, lecturers and students alike to novel discoveries in the field of Microbiology across the globe.This special issue could serve as a panacea to bringing researchers in the field of microbiology close to practicable data as it relates to infectious diseases and their containment across the globe.
Review of manuscripts will be completed within one week after submission. Accepted manuscripts will be published as soon as authors pay the article processing fee.
02Meet the Guest Editors
Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.
Lead Guest Editor
Chika Ejikeugwu
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Sudhir Rai
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Index institute of dental sciences, Bethesda, United States
Guest Editor
Charles O. Esimone
Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Guest Editor
Noha El-Tahtawi
Assitant professor of Microbiology Shaqra university, Al-dawadmi, Saudi Arabia
Guest Editor
sujoy chatterjee
Boston University, Boston, United States
Guest Editor
Bharath Prithiviraj
Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc., Ardmore, United States
Guest Editor
Palas Chanda
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute, houston, United States
Guest Editor
Li Xu
Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
Guest Editor
Varsha Singh
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States
Guest Editor
Venkata Atluri
Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, United States
Guest Editor
Mehmet Ozdemir
Medical Microbiolgy, N.Erbakan University, Turkey
Guest Editor
Amina Zergui
Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, University Oran, Oran, Algeria
Guest Editor
Lubna AL-Zubaidi
University of Mustansiria University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Baghdad, Iraq
03Published Articles
The following articles have been published in this special issue.
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Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014Pages: 22-30Received: 19 October 2014Accepted: 8 December 2014Published: 23 March 2017DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.15Downloads:Views:Abstract: The rhamnolipid operon from Pesudomonas strain with the native promoter was not expressed in logarithmic phase of Ecoli. The expression of rhamnolipid in logarithmic phase of growth whether the regulatory elements of the operon are eliminated or not was investigated. The rhamnolipid operon was identified in Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 and the ... Show More -
Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014Pages: 18-21Received: 5 December 2014Accepted: 12 December 2014Published: 27 December 2014DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.14Downloads:Views:Abstract: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite occurring with a global distribution. Congenital toxoplasmosis results when a non-immune woman gets a primary infection during pregnancy. Chronically infected women is not transmitted the infection to their offspring. The aim of this study was to perform IgG avidity test for detectio... Show More
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Autovaccines for Chronic Urinary Tract Infections; Ten Years Follow-Up Experience
Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014Pages: 13-17Received: 25 August 2014Accepted: 22 September 2014Published: 24 November 2014DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.13Downloads:Views:Abstract: Introduction This study describes the impact of a daily sublingual Probelte Pharma autovaccine ® program to prevent recurrent symptomatic UTI in non-responders adults to conventional antibiotic prophylaxis. Material and Methods Observational prospective open study including patients with recurrent UTI. A sublingual vaccine containing ethanol-kille... Show More -
Phytochemical and Antibacterial Screening of Crude Extracts from Leaves of Wonderful Kola
Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014Pages: 9-12Received: 18 September 2014Accepted: 25 September 2014Published: 30 September 2014DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.12Downloads:Views:Abstract: The several antibacterial activities of wonderful kola plant (i.e. Buchholzia coriacea) has necessitated the need for a high-throughput and molecular characterization of all the bioactive components from the plant as a panacea to discovering bioactive compounds which could serve as lead compounds in developing potent and novel antibacterial agents.... Show More -
Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014Pages: 1-8Received: 9 July 2014Accepted: 18 July 2014Published: 31 July 2014DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.11Downloads:Views:Abstract: Diarrhea is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It accounts for over 2 million deaths in children aged below 5 years, majority being from Sub-Saharan Africa. Diarrhea is ranked third as a cause of death and the third leading cause of pediatric admissions in Kenya. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalenc... Show More
