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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52927#.VKyjCMnQrzE Author(s)   Kentaro Yamauchi 1 , Tsuyoshi Ochiai 2,3 , Goro Yamauchi 4   Affiliation(s) 1 Collaborative Research Center, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . 2 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan . 2 Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan . 4 Department of Information Design, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . ABSTRACT The synergistic antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of a Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) particulate composite was reported in the previous paper. The origin of the synergistic antibacterial performance investigated by evaluating the photocatalytic decomposition of the Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE particulate composite material is reporte...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52300#.VI-glcnQrzE Author(s)    Utku K. Ercan 1 , Siddharth S. Joshi 1 , Adam Yost 1 , Natalie Gogotsi 1 , Sean O’Toole 1 , Michelle Paff 1 , Eric Melchior 1 , Suresh G. Joshi 1,2* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . 2 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . ABSTRACT Biofilms act as a reservoir of infection, and periodically release cells in vicinity that are capable of developing new biofilm colonies and disseminate infection. Many chronic bacterial infections are serio...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50441#.VD9UuFfHRK0 Author(s) Stephen C. Edberg 1* , J. Michael Miller 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA . 2 Microbiology Technical Services, Dunwoody, GA, USA . ABSTRACT Epidemiological surveillance for microbes is currently based on either agar culture followed by identification, or genetic amplification. Both techniques are highly skilled-labor intensive, costly, and must be done in central laboratories. The Defined Substrate Utilization ® (DSU ® ) format provides an epidemiological series of specific screening formulations that obviate these limitations. All reagents are present in optimized stable powder form in a test tube...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50435#.VD9CFlfHRK0 Author(s)    Fatemeh Shakeri 1 , Ezzat Allah Ghaemi 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran . 2 Infectious Research Center and Microbiology Department, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran . ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus typing using gene encoding protein A ( spa typing) seems to have a high potential discriminatory power for typing this bacterium. This study was designed based on spa typing method to compare the S. aureus types among healthy carrier vs patients, and MRSA vs MSSA isolates. Method: This study was carried out on 182 spa typeable S. aureus isolates, including 52 MRSA. DNA was extracted by ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50350#.VDsk-lfHRK0 Author(s)    Alan Lee Gillen , Whitney O. Daycock , Andrew Serafin Affiliation(s) Department of Biology & Chemistry, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA . ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of disease, particularly in colonized persons. Although methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections have become increasingly reported, population- based studies of students preparing for the health professions having S. aureus and MRSA colonization are lacking. We have found that students in microbiology classes having more contact with individuals in a healthcare setting are more likely to carry MRSA in their nares and axil...