Publications by authors named "H Kareem Musafer"
The increasing challenge of carbapenem antibiotics resistance caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the global healthcare problems. P. aeruginosa is a significant opportunistic infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antibiotic resistance is a major problem threatening human beings. The genetic determinants that carry resistance genes can be transmitted in several ways in clinical and food environments. Hence, this research study aimed to investigate the presence of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (blaNDM-1) produced by enterotoxigenic Enterobacter cloacae in both clinical and food samples.
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- Microbial lipases, especially from bacteria, are important for industrial applications and can help address environmental concerns related to hydrocarbons from refineries.
- In this study, 40 bacterial isolates from contaminated soils in Iraq were tested, identifying 12 that produced lipases, with Ralstonia mannitolilytica showing the highest activity.
- Genetic analysis confirmed the species and revealed significant genetic variations, positioning Ralstonia mannitolilytica as a valuable candidate for biotechnological use in breaking down hydrocarbons and industrial processes.
Background: The adhesion genes are responsible for biofilm production which leads to chronic diseases like urinary tract infections (UTIs). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the most predominant pathogen involved in UTIs. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between adhesion genes and bacterial biofilm that form by UPEC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The increasing cases of bloodstream infections among children at neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) led this work to investigate biofilm production, antibiotics and the presence of ESβL genes in Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) strains isolated from blood.
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