Publications by authors named "Ashraf M A Barakat"

Calcareous soil contains many problems such as the lack of sources of major and minor elements that are useful for plant growth and development. Plant extracts and nanoparticles are very popular as biostimulants in plant production. Here, the effect of aqueous, non-aqueous and alcoholic oat extracts on the growth, biochemical response of oats leaves and grains grown in experimental fields under new reclamation lands were studied.

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<b>Background and Objective:</b> Toxoplasmosis is an infective zoonotic disease caused by protozoan <i>Toxoplasma gondii </i>(<i>T. gondii</i>).<i> </i>Molecular identification of <i>T.

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Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic protozoal disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular opportunistic protozoan parasite that can infect any warm-blooded vertebrate cell. In this study, zirconium, and iron-based metal-organic framework was prepared according to the solvothermal method. New nanocomposite (Curcumin@MOFs) was prepared by reacting curcumin with amino-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOF and UiO-66-NH).

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  • Campylobacteriosis is a common bacterial foodborne illness primarily linked to animal products like poultry and milk; this study aimed to assess the prevalence and virulence of Campylobacter isolates in Egypt.
  • A total of 1299 samples from chickens, milk, and human stool were tested, revealing that 38.09% of human samples, 37.84% of chicken samples, and 8.5% of milk samples were positive for Campylobacter, predominantly the species C. jejuni.
  • The study found that all isolates carried the virulence gene, with a high prevalence of the cytolethal distending toxin B gene, indicating a significant public health risk and the need for improved food safety measures.
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Background And Aim: Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by . Cattle, sheep, and goat are the main reservoir of . In Egypt, the epidemiological data about in camels are limited.

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Toxoplasmosis is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by protozoan . Detection of infection with touchy and particular strategies is a key advance to control and prevent toxoplasmosis. Genotyping can explain the virulence, epidemiology and setting up new methodologies for diagnosis and control in human and animals.

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Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an acute or latent zoonotic abortifacient human protozoan. Women may be aborted due to recent or latent infection during pregnancy or order to flare up of the dormant bradyzoites to acute tachyzoites (latent opportunistic relapse).

Aims: 1) to validate the interpretation of IgM and IgG immunoglobulins seromonotoring with DNA comparative results in differentiating recent from latent T.

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  • Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness with a high case fatality rate, making it a leading cause of death related to food consumption.
  • Researchers collected 150 processed meat samples from Giza Governorate, Egypt, identifying Listeria through PCR testing for the listeriolysin O gene, finding it in 4% of beef burgers, minced meat, and luncheon samples.
  • The analysis revealed that six Egyptian isolates closely matched a Colombian isolate, while one matched an Indian isolate, and the study emphasized the public health implications and recommended sanitation measures.
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Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic protozoal disease affecting more than a billion people worldwide. The shortfalls of the current treatment options necessitate the development of non-toxic and well-tolerated, efficient alternatives especially against the cyst form. The current study was undertaken to investigate, for the first time, the potential potency of miltefosine against Toxoplasma gondii infection in acute and chronic experimental toxoplasmosis.

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