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  1. Son R, Rusu G, Karim MI
    J Appl Microbiol, 1997 Feb;82(2):240-4.
    PMID: 12452600
    Thirty-six strains of Escherichia coli isolated from animals in Bario, a remote area in Sarawak, Malaysia, were examined for presence of plasmid DNA and their susceptibility to nine antimicrobial agents. Of the total 36 isolates, five bovine and six canine isolates were found to contain plasmid DNA ranging in sizes from 2.6 to 70 kilobases. All were susceptible to chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid and neomycin but resistance to ampicillin (47%), erythromycin (19%), streptomycin (25%) and tetracycline (11%) was observed. Resistance was associated with carriage of a 47 kb (SC98), 70 kb, (SC133) and 56 and 4.6 kb (SC119) plasmids which were transmissible to the Escherichia coli K12 recipient. It is concluded that animals form a potential reservoir of R plasmids carrying E. coli in the study area.
  2. Jin LZ, Ho YW, Abdullah N, Ali MA, Jalaludin S
    J Appl Microbiol, 1998 Jun;84(6):1171-4.
    PMID: 9717304
    Two Lactobacillus isolates, Lact. acidophilus I 26 and Lact. fermentum I 25, were selected, based on their poor aggregation with Escherichia coli and strong ability to adhere to ileal epithelial cells (IEC), to study in vitro interactions with E. coli O1:K1, O2:K1 and O78:K80 in an IEC radioactive-assay under the conditions of exclusion (lactobacilli and IEC, followed by the addition of E. coli), competition (lactobacilli, IEC and E. coli together) and displacement (E. coli and IEC, followed by the addition of lactobacilli). The results indicated that Lact. acidophilus I 26 and Lact. fermentum I 25 could not significantly reduce the attachment of E. coli O1:K1, O2:K1 and O78:K80 to IEC under the three conditions tested in vitro, except that the attachment of E. coli O1:K1 was slightly reduced by Lact. fermentum I 25 in the test for competition.
  3. Son R, Rusul G, Samuel L, Yuherman, Senthil S, Rasip A, et al.
    J Appl Microbiol, 1998 Dec;85(6):1073-7.
    PMID: 9871327
    Four Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains isolated from surface water were characterized by antibiotic resistance, plasmid profile, presence of cholera toxin gene and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. All four strains exhibit multiple resistance towards the antibiotics tested with a multiple antibiotic resistance index of 0.5-0.66, and harboured a 2.0 MDa non-conjugative plasmid. The Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal were positive for the cholera toxin gene. Antibiotyping and random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis with four primers proved to be useful in discriminating the isolates. RAPD proved to be more sensitive. These results reveal that there is significant genetic diversity among the Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains studied.
  4. Lan GQ, Abdullah N, Jalaludin S, Ho YW
    J Appl Microbiol, 2002;93(4):668-74.
    PMID: 12234350
    The effects of pH, temperature, phytate, glucose, phosphate and surfactants on the phytase production of Mitsuokella jalaludinii, a new bacterial species from the rumen of cattle, were evaluated.
  5. Moreno MR, Leisner JJ, Tee LK, Ley C, Radu S, Rusul G, et al.
    J Appl Microbiol, 2002;92(1):147-57.
    PMID: 11849339
    Isolation of bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from the Malaysian mould-fermented product tempeh and characterization of the produced bacteriocin(s).
  6. Goh YL, Puthucheary SD, Chaudhry R, Bhutta ZA, Lesmana M, Oyofo BA, et al.
    J Appl Microbiol, 2002;92(6):1167-71.
    PMID: 12010557
    Subtyping of Salmonella Paratyphi A isolates from India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia was carried out by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to assess the extent of genetic diversity of these isolates from different endemic countries.
  7. Mackenzie JS, Field HE, Guyatt KJ
    J Appl Microbiol, 2003;94 Suppl:59S-69S.
    PMID: 12675937
    Since 1994, a number of novel viruses have been described from bats in Australia and Malaysia, particularly from fruit bats belonging to the genus Pteropus (flying foxes), and it is probable that related viruses will be found in other countries across the geographical range of other members of the genus. These viruses include Hendra and Nipah viruses, members of a new genus, Henipaviruses, within the family Paramyxoviridae; Menangle and Tioman viruses, new members of the Rubulavirus genus within the Paramyxoviridae; and Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV), a member of the Lyssavirus genus in the family Rhabdoviridae. All but Tioman virus are known to be associated with human and/or livestock diseases. The isolation, disease associations and biological properties of the viruses are described, and are used as the basis for developing management strategies for disease prevention or control. These strategies are directed largely at disease minimization through good farm management practices, reducing the potential for exposure to flying foxes, and better disease recognition and diagnosis, and for ABLV specifically, the use of rabies vaccine for pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis. Finally, an intriguing and long-term strategy is that of wildlife immunization through plant-derived vaccination.
  8. Bakeri SA, Yasin RM, Koh YT, Puthucheary SD, Thong KL
    J Appl Microbiol, 2003;95(4):773-80.
    PMID: 12969291
    The study was undertaken to determine clonal relationship and genetic diversity of the human strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolated from 1995 to 2002 from different parts of Malaysia.
  9. Goh YL, Yasin R, Puthucheary SD, Koh YT, Lim VK, Taib Z, et al.
    J Appl Microbiol, 2003;95(5):1134-42.
    PMID: 14633043
    DNA fingerprinting of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B isolated in Malaysia during 1982-83, 1992 and 1996-2002 was carried out by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), antimicrobial susceptibility tests and D-tartrate utilization tests to assess the extent of genetic diversity of these isolates in Malaysia.
  10. Hoe CH, Yasin RM, Koh YT, Thong KL
    J Appl Microbiol, 2005;99(1):133-40.
    PMID: 15960673
    Antimicrobial resistance of Shigella sonnei from Malaysia was determined and subtyping was carried by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to assess the extent of genetic diversity of these strains.
  11. Ong SM, Voo LY, Lai NS, Stark MJ, Ho CC
    J Appl Microbiol, 2007 Mar;102(3):680-92.
    PMID: 17309617
    To identify novel microbial inhibitors of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1).
  12. Low CF, Chong PP, Yong PV, Lim CS, Ahmad Z, Othman F
    J Appl Microbiol, 2008 Dec;105(6):2169-77.
    PMID: 19120662 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03912.x
    The aims of the present study were to determine whether Allium sativum (garlic) extract has any effect on the morphology transformation of Candida albicans, and to investigate whether it could alter the gene expression level of SIR2, a morphogenetic control gene and SAP4, a gene encoding secreted aspartyl proteinase.
  13. Shuhaimi M, Kabeir BM, Yazid AM, Nazrul Somchit M
    J Appl Microbiol, 2009 Jan;106(1):191-8.
    PMID: 19054238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03991.x
    This study demonstrated the optimum growth of Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum G4 with prebiotics via statistical model.
  14. Shukor MY, Ahmad SA, Nadzir MM, Abdullah MP, Shamaan NA, Syed MA
    J Appl Microbiol, 2010 Jun;108(6):2050-8.
    PMID: 19968732 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04604.x
    To isolate and characterize a potent molybdenum-reducing bacterium.
  15. Teh CS, Chua KH, Thong KL
    J Appl Microbiol, 2010 Jun;108(6):1940-5.
    PMID: 19891709 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04599.x
    To develop a multiplex PCR targeting the gyrB and pntA genes for Vibrio species differentiation.
  16. Anuradha K, Foo HL, Mariana NS, Loh TC, Yusoff K, Hassan MD, et al.
    J Appl Microbiol, 2010 Nov;109(5):1632-42.
    PMID: 20602654 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04789.x
    To evaluate a live recombinant Lactococcus lactis vaccine expressing aerolysin genes D1 (Lac-D1ae) and/or D4 (Lac-D4ae) in protection against Aeromonas hydrophila in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
  17. Ling SC, Tsuge T, Sudesh K
    J Appl Microbiol, 2011 Sep;111(3):559-71.
    PMID: 21689225 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05084.x
    Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) with enhanced physicochemical properties will be ideal for a wide range of practical applications. The incorporation of 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate (3H4MV) into the polymer backbone is known to improve the overall properties of the resulting polymer. However, the most suitable micro-organism and PHA synthase that can synthesize this monomer efficiently still remain unknown at present. Therefore, we evaluated the abilities of a locally isolated Chromobacterium sp. USM2 to produce PHA containing 3H4MV.
  18. Mousa W, Ghazali FM, Jinap S, Ghazali HM, Radu S
    J Appl Microbiol, 2011 Nov;111(5):1262-74.
    PMID: 21883729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05134.x
    This study was conducted to characterize the growth of and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus on paddy and to develop kinetic models describing the growth rate as a function of water activity (a(w)) and temperature.
  19. Afzan MY, Sivanandam S, Suresh K
    J Appl Microbiol, 2012 Jan;112(1):132-7.
    PMID: 22040369 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05185.x
    We previously reported that Modified Field Stain (MF) can be used as a rapid stain for diagnosis. In the present study we extend the observation to include the stain as an alternative method to assess viability of the cells.
  20. Lee KW, Tey BT, Ho KL, Tan WS
    J Appl Microbiol, 2012 Jan;112(1):119-31.
    PMID: 21992228 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05176.x
    To display a liver-specific ligand on the hepatitis B virus core particles for cell-targeting delivery.
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