American Journal of Life Sciences

Special Issue

Microbiology Research

  • Submission Deadline: 30 November 2014
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Chika Ejikeugwu
About 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.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Chika Ejikeugwu

    Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria

Guest Editors
  • Sudhir Rai

    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Index institute of dental sciences, Bethesda, United States

  • Charles O. Esimone

    Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology & Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

  • Noha El-Tahtawi

    Assitant professor of Microbiology Shaqra university, Al-dawadmi, Saudi Arabia

  • sujoy chatterjee

    Boston University, Boston, United States

  • Bharath Prithiviraj

    Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Inc., Ardmore, United States

  • Palas Chanda

    Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Research Institute, houston, United States

  • Li Xu

    Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States

  • Varsha Singh

    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States

  • Venkata Atluri

    Department of Immunology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, United States

  • Mehmet Ozdemir

    Medical Microbiolgy, N.Erbakan University, Turkey

  • Amina Zergui

    Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences, University Oran, Oran, Algeria

  • Lubna AL-Zubaidi

    University of Mustansiria University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Baghdad, Iraq

Published Articles
  • Isolation, Cloning and Expression of Rhamnolipid Operon from Pseudomonas aeroginosa ATCC 9027 in Logarithmic Phase in E. coli BL21

    Amin Jafari , Jamshid Raheb , Hassan Bardania , Behnam Rasekh

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014
    Pages: 22-30
    Received: 19 October 2014
    Accepted: 08 December 2014
    Published: 23 March 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.15
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    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
  • Recognition of Acute Toxoplasmosis with IgG Avidity ELISA Test in the Pregnant Women (The First Trimester) in Qom Province, Iran, during Two Years (2012-2013)

    Mohammad Reza Haeri , Behnaz Jalalizadegan , Fatemeh Tabatabaie

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014
    Pages: 18-21
    Received: 05 December 2014
    Accepted: 12 December 2014
    Published: 27 December 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.14
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    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
  • Autovaccines for Chronic Urinary Tract Infections; Ten Years Follow-Up Experience

    Gallego-Vilar Daniel , Sanchis-Verdu Laura , Beltran Persiva Jose , Cuñat-Albert Enrique , Cervello-Grima Enrique , Gallego-Gomez Juan , Perez-Mestre Mateo

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014
    Pages: 13-17
    Received: 25 August 2014
    Accepted: 22 September 2014
    Published: 24 November 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.13
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    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

    Ejikeugwu Chika , Umeokoli Blessing , Iroha Ifeanyichukwu , Ugwu Malachy , Esimone Charles

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014
    Pages: 9-12
    Received: 18 September 2014
    Accepted: 25 September 2014
    Published: 30 September 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.12
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    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
  • Prevalence and Clinico-Demographic Characteristics Associated with Bacterial Diarrhea among HIV Positive and Negative Children Aged Below Five Years at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya

    Rono Salinah J. , Kakai Rose , Esamai Fabian

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 6-3, December 2014
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: 09 July 2014
    Accepted: 18 July 2014
    Published: 31 July 2014
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.s.2014020603.11
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    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