EKB Journal Management System
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Editorial Board June 2025

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Clove essential oil-loaded chitosan nanoparticles: Development, characterization and antifungal activity

Pages 1-17
Ahmed A. Abdelwahed; Suttiporn Pinijsuwan; Wirongrong Tongdeesoontorn
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Symptomatic and asymptomatic bacteriuria and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among pregnant women in Kuwait

Pages 18-29
Moamen Gamal Motawe Ahmed; Gamal M El-Sherbiny; Mohamed Kalaba; Mohamed H. Sharaf
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Distribution and association of an usp genotoxin gene with biofilm formation in E. coli

Pages 30-36
Husam Sabah Auhim; Hassan Majeed Rasheed
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An update on the proteomic and molecular diagnosis and treatment of syphilis; A blood-transmitted disease

Pages 37-53
Sultan Ayesh Mohammed Saghir
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Study of elevation of spdC gene expression with increased antibiotic resistance and virulence genes of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from diarrheal infections

Pages 54-62
Najlaa Abdullah D. AL-Oqaili
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In Silico comparative analysis of type III secretion system effector proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa as agents of Acanthamoeba spp. killing

Pages 63-74
Charlemagne G. Sumperos; Julia Aliyah C. Zalzos; Ed Lois O. Ubalde; Marielle M. Trinidad; An Gheline R. Ubiña; Josiah T. Valentin; Revielmer Alfred A. Tuguinay; Mary Rose F. Lirio
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Study the association between virulence genes and antibiotic resistance in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates

Pages 75-82
Najlaa Abd Fouad
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Eco-friendly bioplastics from Cajá (Spondias mombin) peel waste: Polyhydroxyalkanoate production via Brevibacterium sp.

Pages 83-89
Aline De Andrade Alves; Maria Paloma da Silva Barros; Joselma Ferreira da Silva; Felipe Lira de Sá Cavalcanti; Carolina Barbosa Malafaia; Fabiana Aparecida Cavalcante Silva; Gabriel Olivo Locatelli; Páblo Eugênio da Costa e Silva; Laureen Michelle Houllou
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Phenotypic and genotypic biosystematics of E. coli strains isolated from clinical and environmental samples in the Karbala Governorate

Pages 90-96
Waleed Dakhil Alnasrawy; Mahdi Hussain AL-Aammar
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Expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog gene in hepatitis C virus induced hepatocellular carcinoma

Pages 97-105
Asmaa M. Hussein; Magdy M. Afifi; Ahmed A. Wardany; Haidi Karam-Allah Ramadan; Noha Gaber
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Identification and evaluation of phytochemicals extracted from Syzygium aromaticum (L.) and Cinnamomum zeylanicum (L.) on some antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Pages 106-116
Khalid Abed Yasseen; Kareem Talib Khshan
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Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Canine Parvovirus (CPV) in diarrhetic k9 dogs in Thi-qar Province-Iraq

Pages 117-124
Abbas Dakheel Mutar
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Eco-friendly fungal nanoparticles derived from Penicillium notatumand their antifungal activity against environmentally hazardous fungi

Pages 125-133
Walaa Yass Lahmood; Saba Abdulameer Kadhim AL-Ziadi; Duaa Abd Alabbas Muhammad
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Molecular detection of tetB gene in Klebsiella pneumonia, Escherichia coli and association between IL-10 gene polymorphism in burn patients

Pages 134-142
Abbas Dakheel Mutar; Zainab Dakhil Degaim; Widad Sameer Jaaz; Rahman Kadhum Muhsen
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Optimized fermentation strategies for efficient bioethanol production

Pages 143-151
Kathiresan Subramanian; Kagne Suresh
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Molecular and structural characterization of proline-rich peptides in Apis mellifera to Leptospira interrogans: Exploring potential therapeutic applications of Apidaecin to LipL32

Pages 152-159
John Rich Yalung; Rustin Cristopher Realina; Vicky Rodriguez; Veeyah Angelette Santiago; Ernestina Tangkengco; Mariangel Valerozo; Coraleen Villaflor; Angelica Yapit; Mary Rose Lirio
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Evaluation of up-regulated miR-UL22A-3p gene expression in miscarriages women infected with Human cytomegalovirus as biomarker for pregnancy complications

Pages 160-166
Zaytoon Abdulrida Ighewish Al-Khafaji; Müge Firat; Ali Nadhim Shndiwe
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Influence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A against breast cancer (MCF-7) cell line

Pages 167-173
Najlaa Nabhan Yaseen; Muthanna Hamid Hassan
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‏Molecular evaluation of Helicobacter pylori glmM gene in patients with gastric cancer

Pages 174-183
Jihad N. Abid; Lamees A. Abdul-Lateef; Mohend A. N. Al-Shalah
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An updated evaluation of Arab biodiversity action plans and reports with a focus on Fungi

Pages 184-186
Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem; Lobna Hajji-Hedfi
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Characterization of chitosan-based copper nanoparticles: Synthesis approach, antimicrobial activity, and cytotoxicity assay investigation

Pages 187-201
Ashwaq Abbass Fadhill; Mais Emad Ahmed
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The effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on inhibition of Candida albicans isolated from leukemia patients

Pages 202-212
Inas S. Mohammed; Asmaa M. S. Al-Bayati; Saba Talab Hashim; Tahreer Hadi Saleh; Bahaa Abdullah Laftaah; Buthenia A. Hasoon
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Anti-parasitic activity of probiotic bacteria against Giardia lamblia

Pages 213-220
Zainb Suliaman Erzaiq
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Phyto-synthesize of selenium nanoparticles via Psidium guajava leaves and study the efficacy versus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and their biofilm

Pages 221-231
Zubydah K. Ibrahim; Halah H. Al-Haideri
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Investigation of the effects of chitosan-zinc and colistin-chitosan nanoparticles on bap genes in the biofilm formation of Acinetobacter baumannii

Pages 232-250
Yousif Salih Abdul Jabbar; Mais Emad Ahmed; Umut Gazi
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Utilizing endophytic fungus Alternaria tenuissima for silver nanoparticles biogenic formation and their antibacterial efficacy

Pages 251-258
Samiyah Saeed Alzahrani
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Strategic metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for improved ethanol biosynthesis

Pages 259-265
Kathiresan Subramanian; Kagne Suresh
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Comparative ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces bayanus using apple juice concentrate

Pages 266-274
Neha Mani Tripathi; Gajender Kumar Aseri; Amit kumar Jain; Deepansh Sharma; Deepti Singh
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Investigation of virulence determinants of Candida species and some serological assessments of periodontitis in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq

Pages 275-282
Ahmed A. Khadim; Iman Alfayyadh
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Identification of Alternaria tenuissima on soybeans in the forest-steppe zone of North Kazakhstan and identification of the phytopathogen

Pages 283-291
Yerlan Utelbayev; Chingiz Kanapin; Kazhymurat Mussynov; Abdumamat Kochorov; Berik Bazarbayev; Gaukartas Abysheva