Publications by authors named "Mehmet N Acik"
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- Nosema disease, caused by the parasite Nosema ceranae, is a major threat to honey bees, and there's a pressing need for safer treatment options since traditional drugs can be toxic and uncertain in effectiveness.
- The study explored the use of specific egg yolk immunoglobulins (IgY) derived from vaccinated chickens as a potential treatment for Nosema disease, demonstrating high therapeutic effectiveness in both field surveys and controlled laboratory conditions.
- Results showed that IgY significantly reduced the Nosema spore load and the number of infected bees, suggesting that chicken IgYs could serve as a promising, eco-friendly alternative to existing antifungal treatments.
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- The study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of people who recovered from COVID-19 in Turkey through a questionnaire survey with 150 participants conducted in January 2021.
- A significant portion of participants (63%) had chronic illnesses, and while they demonstrated high knowledge about symptoms and prevention, there was confusion about treatment drugs and vaccines.
- The findings emphasize the need for health authorities to create effective strategies that address public concerns regarding COVID-19 treatments and vaccinations to better control the pandemic.
The aim of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of farmers dealing with animal husbandry in eastern Turkey with regard to antibiotic knowledge, use, and resistance. A face to face questionnaire survey, consisting of five sections with 42 questions in total, was applied to 360 farmers located in the region. The questions in the first and fifth sections were closed-ended while those in other sections were prepared using the Likert scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis experimental study was conducted to investigate the pathogenicity and histopathology of Arcobacter butzleri in zebrafish model organism. Firstly, mean infective dose (ID50) of A. butzleri was calculated in zebrafish as 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe presence of virulence and cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) genes was investigated in isolates of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. lanienae, and C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStaphylococcus aureus causes a number of diseases in humans and animals, and it is the most common etiological agent of contagious bovine mastitis. The agent produces several virulence factors such as coagulase (coa), clumping factor, protein A, exfoliative toxins, staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs), and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1. The aim of the present study was to characterize coa-positive S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objectives of this study were to identify, at species level, thermophilic campylobacters isolated from clinically healthy sheep by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR). The heterogeneity among Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolates was also investigated using a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the flagellin (flaA) gene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe genetic heterogeneity among Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates obtained from apparently healthy cattle and sheep was investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. A total of 348 Campylobacter isolates, consisting of C. jejuni (n = 218) and C.
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