Recent Progress in Microbiology and Biotechnology Vol. 4
Synopsis
This book covers key areas of microbiology and biotechnology. The contributions by the authors include saponification, metal complexes, antimicrobial assay, qRT-PCR, intestinal parasites, soil transmitted helminthes, hygiene, public health, Hepatitis B viru, hepatitis C virus, human immune deficiency virus, sero-prevalence, invasive fungal infections, neonates, antifungal agents, genetic algorithm/nelder-mead downhill simplex, phytase, response surface methodology, submerged fermentation, Widal test, stool culture, blood culture, rhamnosidase, solid state fermentation, pathogen transmission, drug resistance, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, maceration, poisoned food technique, pollution, water bodies, coliforms, antibiotics, resistance, mucosal organ, mucosal barrier, biotope, microbiocenosis, probiotic, postbiotic, glycoconjugate, symbiosis, leader microorganism, pathogen, innate immunity, bioinformatics, gene cloning; vaccines, veterinary medicine, Rhus coriaria, atheroprotective effect, hepatoprotection, hyperlipidemic, flavonoids, tannin, optical density, trophoresis assays. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of microbiology and biotechnology.
Chapters
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Chapter 1Antimicrobial Studies of the Transition Metal Complexes of the African Black Soap from Elaeis guineensis (Palm Kernel Oil) and Theobroma cacao (Cocoa)
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Chapter 2β-Lactam Antibiotic Induces the Expression of blaOXA-51-like and blaOXA-23 in Clinically Isolated Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter lowffii
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Chapter 3Parasitic Infections of the Alimentary Canals in Humans
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Chapter 4Epidemiological Survey of Viral Hepatitis B and C among HIV Infected Pregnant Women Attending Care and Treatment in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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Chapter 5An Overview of Advances in the Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients
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Chapter 6Statistical Approaches for Optimization of Medium Components for Fungal Phytase
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Chapter 7Comparison of Widal Screening Test with Cultural Isolation Method for Diagnosis of Salmonella typhi/paratyphi Infections
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Chapter 8Secretion of α-L-rhamnosidases by Few Aspergillus Fungal Strains Using Solid State Fermentation and Their Application in Debittering of Orange Fruit Juice
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Chapter 9Acinetobacter: An Antimicrobial Zugzwang?
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Chapter 10Antifungal, Antiradical and Insecticidal Activities of Some Grass Species
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Chapter 11Molecular Diagnostic Techniques for the Characterisation of Escherichia coli
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Chapter 12Mucosal Open Cavities: Organs Supported by Specific Microbiocenoses Increasing Human Resistance
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Chapter 13Recent Advancements on the Application of Biotechnology towards Diagnosis and Treatment in Veterinary Medicine in Africa: Potentials and Future Developments
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Chapter 14Effect of Sumac on DNA: An Advanced Study