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Research ArticlePseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and severity of bacterial speck disease on tomato plants in Egypt
Mahmoud Abou-Alhmd Soliman
Tomato is one of the most widespread vegetable crops in Egypt, which has a wide variation of cultivars. Tomato bacterial speck caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is one of the most important tomato bacterial diseases. This study aimed to isolating and i…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.326365- Research Article
Quantification of thermo-halotolerant alkaline protease activity derived from Bacillus licheniformis strains isolated from extreme environments in Morocco
Taha Chouati, Ounayssa Ayadi, Mohammed Ajdig, Lahcen Ouchari, Bahia Rached, Jamila El Alami et al.
Proteases; especially alkaline proteases, constitute the most used group of enzymes in industry. The wide scope of their application requires varying properties; most commonly stability throughout the conditional changes that would occur during the various ind…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.325660 - Articles
Microbiota as a linking axis of the macroecosystem involving soil-plant-human. Potential interactions and perspectives for study
Artem V. Lyamin, Lyudmila V. Orlova, Vladimir I. Platonov, Natalia M. Troz, Aleksey S. Sustretov, Elena A. Zakharova et al.
During analyzing morbidity data, it is obvious that the ratio of infections has decreased significantly since the beginning of the 20th century, but the proportion of metabolic and inflammatory diseases has increased. This may be related to the degradat…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Development of polymerase chain reaction coupled with a high-resolution melting technique for detection of Helicobacter pylori clarithromycin resistance
Souad Oirdi Zahir, Mounia El Khadir, Dafr-Allah Benajah, Sidi Adil Ibrahimi, Laila Chbani, Mohamed El Abkari et al.
Helicobacter pylori, a bacterial pathogen that causes severe gastric diseases, has developed antibiotics resistance; mainly against clarithromycin. Consequently, the latest international recommendations have advised clarithromycin susceptibility testing…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
A review on drug resistance patho-mechanisms in ESKAPE bacterial pathogens
Apoorva Jain, Ajay Kumar Oli, Sughosh Kulkarni, Raghavendra D. Kulkarni, Kelmani Chandrakanth
The escalating incidence of nosocomial infections stemming from ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) bacterial pathogens presents a formidable…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Recent advances in vulvovaginal Candidiasis research: A narrative review
Debasmita Dubey, Gopal Krishna Purohit, Shakti Rath, Sushree Swagatika Subhadarshini, Rajashree Panigrahi
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) is a significant public health concern, and current article focuses primarily on understanding this infection's molecular processes. The hosts defence mechanisms and their dysregulation, such as the innate immune response and the…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.325275 - Articles
In-vitro investigation of biofilm-specific resistance and virulence of biofilm-forming uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Sara A. Alshaikh, Tarek El-Banna, Fatma Sonbol, Mahmoud H. Farghali
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the primary etiologic agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs). This study aimed to investigate the difference in antimicrobial susceptibility of UPEC isolates in the planktonic and biofilm states. Important viru…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Complex ecological approach to cystic fibrosis respiratory infections
Dmitriy V. Alekseev, Artem V. Lyamin, Karim A. Kayumov
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common genetic disorders; resulting in a wide variety of complications, including respiratory infections. Such infections are often ineffectively treated within the framework of a classical paradigm of the infectious pro…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.327188 - Articles
Efficacy of Trichoderma species as bio-control agents to control root rot disease of Cantaloupe plants under the impact of climate change
Ahmed, M.F.A, Shaheen, S.I, EL-Fiki, I.A.I et al.
In this study, several bio-agents, including Trichoderma album, T. hamatum, T. harzianum and T. viride; prepared as suspensions at a concentration of 30×106 conidia/ ml, in addition to bio-fungicides, such as Plant Guard (T. harzianum, 30×10…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Soil-borne alkaline phosphatase-producing Bacillus and Penicillium species as growth promoters of the Corchorus olitorius and Amaranthus hybridus plants
Olubusola A. Odeniyi, Ladi Turaki
Phosphorus; is an essential element for plant growth, which may be abundant in the soil but unavailable, because it is poorly soluble and forms complexes with the metals. Microorganisms can solubilize and mineralize the insoluble phosphate into bioavail…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Role of Streptococci as etiological agents of dental caries
Nishat Zafar, Ashiq Ali, Muhammad Yasir Afzal, Qaisar Tanveer, Sidra Bibi, Irha Basit et al.
Dental plaques are notorious and lead to dental caries responsible for dental decay. Streptococci are the leading microorganisms associated with dental plaques. These are Gram-positive, normal microbial flora, non- motile, non-spore forming, and faculta…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Prevalence of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli recovered from patients suffering from urinary tract infections
Salwa Mahmoud Masoud, Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky, Sherine A. Aly, Reham Ali Ibrahem
Urinary tract infections are common human bacterial infections caused by Escherichia coli, which is one of the most frequent uropathogens. Treatment of such infections has become challenging due to the elevated levels of antimicrobial resistance. The ai…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Phytochemical screening, and in vitro antimicrobial potential of Aerva javanica leaf extracts, collected from Shada Mountain, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Yahya Al-Ghamdi
The purposes of this study were to determine the phytochemical constituents and in vitro antimicrobial efficacy of Aerva javanica (L.) leaf extracts growing wildly in Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia. The plant leaves were collected, air-dried, macerated, a…
8 Feb 2025 - Research Article
Antifungal activity of essential oils emulsions, their bioactive compounds, and biological control of Fusarium wilt of Majorana hortensis
Ali, A.A.M, Hassanin, M.M.H, Abdel-Rahman, T.F.M et al.
This investigation was conducted to evaluate the activity of some essential oils emulsions and a biocide (Bio-Cure F) for controlling Fusarium wilt disease of marjoram (Majorana hortensis) caused by Fusarium oxysporum. The fungal filtrate of F. oxysporum isola…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.318807 - Articles
The antibacterial activity of nano-encapsulated basil and cinnamon essential oils against certain multidrug-resistant bacteria recovered from infected wounds
Noura El-Kattan, Kamilia A.M. Allam
This study was conducted to evaluate the antibacterial activity of nano-encapsulated essential oils of basil (Ocimum basilicum) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. A total of 115 wound swab samples were collected…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Bacteriophages as affordable solution for treatment of multidrug resistant bacteria, and their recent potential applications
Ghadah A. Alsubhi
The impact of bacteriophages as antibacterial agents was known after their first discovery in 1915, and they were then employed to treat the bacterial infections. However, the discovery of penicillin in 1928 quickly overshadowed bacteriophage therapy, a…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Microbial contamination of cosmetics and the pharmaceutical products, and their preservation strategies: A comprehensive review
Souvik Roy, Saheli Majumder, Aniket Deb, Lopamudra Choudhury
A brief discussion of the numerous types of microbial contamination of the pharmaceutical and cosmetic items and their corresponding effects is attempted in this study. The pharmaceutical and cosmetic products are particularly vulnerable to microbial contamina…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.317346 - Articles
Physiological aspects of the halophilic and halotolerant fungi, and their potential applications
Rutuja S. Patankar, Vasudeo P. Zambare, Mohanadoss Ponraj
Extremophiles are organisms that can thrive under extreme environmental conditions. There are many types of extremophiles, which require different growth conditions and habitats to grow; among them are the halophilic and the halotolerant microbes. These…
8 Feb 2025 - Articles
Presepsin as a predictive indicator of severity in Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Sara M. Farag, Rasha A. Nasr, Nesma G. El Sheikh, Mona A. Khattab
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) currently represents a major health emergency worldwide. Early recognition of severe forms of this virus is essential to align effective management and treatment strategies. Presepsin (PSP), the soluble cluster of dif…
8 Feb 2025 - Review
Antifouling activity of microorganisms associated with the marine organisms
Anjana Suresh, Grasian Immanuel
Biofouling is an ongoing problem in the marine industries that requires significant financial resources for control and new cleaning procedures. There is a feasible and immediate need to produce ecologically compatible low-toxic and harmless antifouling compou…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.21608/nrmj.2023.309908