DETECTION OF CARBAPENEM-RESISTANCE GENES IN KLEBSIELLA SPECIES RECOVERED FROM SELECTED ENVIRONMENTAL NICHES IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) have been heavily linked to hospital acquired infections (HAI) thereby leading to futility Beverage Centre of antibiotics in treating infections and this have complicated public health problems.There is little knowledge about carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella spp.(CPK) in South Africa.This study aim

Chrysanthemum is a vegetative propagated culture in which viral transmission with planting material is important for its production.Chrysanthemum virus B (CVB) belongs to the viruses that strike this plant culture.Chrysanthemum virus B is found everywhere where chrysanthemum is cultivated.Damage to plants by CVB often leads to a complete loss of fl

The relentless impoverishment of the peasant economy has led the indigenous population to resort to emigration as a way to diversify their survival- related risks.However, this has a serious impact in traditional family relationships and in the transmission and subsistence of cultural identity among the young in the communities.The importance of fa

Nisin A, the prototypical lantibiotic, is an antimicrobial peptide currently utilised as a food preservative, with potential for therapeutic applications.Here, we describe nisin E, a novel nisin variant produced by two Streptococcus equinus strains, APC4007 and APC4008, isolated from sheep milk.Shotgun whole genome sequencing and analysis revealed

Understanding the mechanisms that allow the permanence of coral reefs and the constancy of their characteristics is necessary to alleviate the effects of chronic environmental changes.After a disturbance, healthy coral reefs display trajectories that allow regaining coral cover and the establishment of PANTS framework building corals.Through a comp