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    PCR Development for Analysis of Some Type II Toxin–Antitoxin Systems, relJK, mazEF3, and vapBC3 Genes, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis

    Toxin–Antitoxin (TA) systems are some small genetic modules in bacteria that play significant roles in resistance and tolerance development to antibiotics. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is an effective method ...

    Maryam Shafipour, Abdolmajid Mohammadzadeh, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi in Current Microbiology (2024)

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    Combination antimicrobial therapy: in vitro synergistic effect of anti-staphylococcal drug oxacillin with antimicrobial peptide nisin against Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

    The ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. aureus to form strong biofilm on plastic devices makes them the major pathogens associated with device-related infections (DRIs). Biofilm-embedded bacteria are mor...

    Toktam Sharafi, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimi… (2024)

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    Detection of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis in the Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Using Serological and Molecular Techniques

    The role of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) in triggering rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could be a population-specific phenomenon. This study explored the relationship between MAP and RA using s...

    Negar Asgari, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi, Samaneh Tavasoli, Mehrdad Aghaei in Current Microbiology (2023)

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    Detection of virulence genes among Staphylococcus saprophyticus isolated from women with urinary tract infections: first report from Iran

    The purpose of the present study was to investigate the biofilm production, and the presence of virulence genes and biochemical characteristics among the S. saprophyticus clinical isolates. A total of 35 clinical...

    Maryam Rafiee, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi in BMC Research Notes (2023)

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    Evaluation of Mutations Related to Streptomycin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates

    Drug resistance to streptomycin in the clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) needs special consideration. It can mostly be caused by mutations in four genes with the names rpsL, rrs, gidB, and whi...

    Maryam Shafipour, Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski, Abdolmajid Mohammadzadeh in Current Microbiology (2022)

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis ty** using Allele-specific oligonucleotide multiplex PCR (ASO–PCR) method

    Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) genoty** provides valuable information related to the origin and the evolution of the isolates. This study aimed to evaluate the applicability of single-nucleotide p...

    Maryam Shafipour, Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi in Current Microbiology (2021)

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    The Prevalence of plcD Gene and Evaluation of IS6110 Insertion Status in This Gene in Some Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates

    Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is a dangerous and fatal infection. Phospholipid genes can be involved in the pathogenesis of this disease. The aims of this study were evaluation of the plcD gene prevalence and pol...

    Maryam Shafipour, Hesamaddin Shirzad-Aski in Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virol… (2021)

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    Isolation, Characterization and Genomic Analysis of a Novel Bacteriophage VB_EcoS-Golestan Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infection

    Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the most common uropathogenic bacteria. The emergence of multi-drug resistance among these bacteria resulted in a worldwide public health problem which requires alternative tr...

    Mahsa Yazdi, Majid Bouzari, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi, Khashayar Shahin in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Isolation and characterization of a potentially novel Siphoviridae phage (vB_SsapS-104) with lytic activity against Staphylococcus saprophyticus isolated from urinary tract infection

    Antibiotic resistance is increasing among Staphylococcus saprophyticus strains isolated from urinary tract infection. This necessitates alternative therapies. For this, a lytic phage (vB_SsapS-104) against S. sap...

    Mahsa Yazdi, Majid Bouzari, Ezzat Allah Ghaemi in Folia Microbiologica (2019)