Volume 15 (2024)
Volume 14 (2023)
Volume 13 (2022)
Volume 12 (2021)
Volume 11 (2020)
Volume 10 (2019)
Volume 9 (2018)
Volume 8 (2017)
Volume 7 (2016)
Volume 6 (2015)
Volume 5 (2014)
Volume 4 (2013)
Volume 3 (2012)
Volume 2 (2011)
Volume 1 (2010)
Poultry
Isolation and characterization of mycoflora of chicken hatcheries in Mazandaran province, north of Iran

Saeed Seifi; Hojjatollah Shokri; Mahvash Karimi Madab

Volume 9, Issue 4 , December 2018, , Pages 373-378

Abstract
  Fungal infections cause significant economic losses in the poultry industry either due to their direct infectious nature or due to mycotoxins production. Hatchery contamination with fungi can threaten chicken health. In this regard, geographical and seasonal distributions of airborne fungal contamination ...  Read More

Microbiology
ECOR phylotyping and determination of virulence genes in Escherichia coli isolates from pathological conditions of broiler chickens in poultry slaughter-houses of southeast of Iran

Akbar Asadi; Taghi Zahraei Salehi; Mahmoud Jamshidian; Reza Ghanbarpour

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, , Pages 211-216

Abstract
  Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) are responsible for wide ranges of extra-intestinal diseases in poultry including colibacillosis, cellulitis, coligranuloma and yolk sac infection. Numbers of virulence are considered important in the pathogenicity of these diseases. The aims of the present study ...  Read More

Large Animal Internal Medicine
Goat paratuberculosis in Shiraz: Histopathological and molecular approaches

Abdollah Derakhshandeh; Fatemeh Namazi; Elmira Khatamsaz; Vida Eraghi; Zahra Hemati

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, , Pages 253-257

Abstract
  In the present study, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) was investigated in goats slaughtered in Shiraz abattoir using histopathological examinations and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Ilium and mesenteric lymph node samples from 66 suspected goat carcasses to Johne’s disease ...  Read More

Microbiology
Molecular detection and phylogenetic properties of isolated infectious bronchitis viruses from broilers in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, based on partial sequences of spike gene

zahra boroomand; Ramezan Ali Jafari; Mansour Mayahi

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2018, , Pages 279-283

Abstract
  Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a highly contagious disease involving mostly upper respiratory tract in chickens, leading to significant economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. One of the major concerns regarding to IB is the emergence of new types of infectious bronchitis viruses (IBVs). The ...  Read More

Microbiology
First isolation and identification of Aeromonas veronii and Chryseobacterium joostei from reared sturgeons in Fars province, Iran

Amin Gholamhosseini; Vahideh Taghadosi; Nima Shiry; Mostafa Akhlaghi; Hassan Sharifiyazdi; Siyavash Soltanian; Nasrollah Ahmadi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, , Pages 113-119

Abstract
  The purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the pathogenic agents in Acipenser stellatus (Pallas, 1771) and Huso huso, (Linnaeus, 1758) reared in the south of Fars province, Iran which have shown infectious disease signs. Samples from spleen and kidney of 32 fishes showing septicemia ...  Read More

Large Animal Internal Medicine
Simultaneous use of thyme essential oil and disodium fumarate can improve in vitro ruminal microbial fermentation characteristics

Hiwa Baraz; Hossein Jahani-Azizabadi; Osman Azizi

Volume 9, Issue 2 , June 2018, , Pages 193-198

Abstract
  Two trials were conducted to investigate the effects of disodium fumarate (DSF; 0.00, 8.00, 10.00 and 12.00 mM) and thyme essential oil (TEO; 0.00, 100.00, 200.00, 300.00 and 400.00 µL L-1) solely and simultaneously (10.00 mM DSF along with 100.00, 200.00, 300.00 and 400 µL L-1 TEO) on in ...  Read More

Microbiology
Phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Melissa officinalis and Dracocephalum moldavica essential oils

Ali Ehsani; Omar Alizadeh; Mohammad Hashemi; Asma Afshari; Majid Aminzare

Volume 8, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 223-229

Abstract
  Aromatic plants are rich in essential oils with considerable antimicrobial properties.The aim of this study was to investigate chemical composition, antimicrobial activity and antioxidant properties of Melissa officinalis and Deracocephalum moldavica essential oils (EOs). The identification of chemical ...  Read More

Microbiology
A high prevalence of tylosin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bovine mastitis

Farhad Bahraminia; Seyed Reza Emadi; Mohammad Emaneini; Nima Farzaneh; Mehrnaz Rad; Babak Khoramian

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2017, , Pages 121-125

Abstract
  The macrolides appear to have considerable effects for treatment of bovine mastitis because of excellent diffusion into the mammary gland, long half-life, low protein binding, high intracellular concentration and lipid solubility. Acquired resistance to macrolides in Staphylococcus ...  Read More

Microbiology
Effects of silver nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus contaminated open wounds healing in mice: An experimental study

Masood Adibhesami; Malahat Ahmadi; Amir Abbas Farshid; Farshid Sarrafzadeh-Rezaei; Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 23-28

Abstract
  The microorganisms have been noted as the main cause of delayed wound healing.The most common pathogen causing the wound infections is Staphylococcus aureus. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) show ample antibacterial activities. In the present study, the effect of AgNPs on mouse wounds inoculated with S. ...  Read More

Microbiology
Modeling of Salmonella typhimurium growth under the effects of Carum copticum essential oil, temperature, pH and inoculum size

Golshan Shakeri; Abdollah Jamshidi; Saeid Khanzadi; Mohammad Azizzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 59-65

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to elucidate some factors affecting the growth of Salmonella typhimurium. These factors included Carum copticum essential oil (0%, 0.015%, 0.03% and 0.06%), temperature (25 ˚C and 35 ˚C), pH (5, 6 and 7) and inoculum size (103 and 105  CFU mL-1). Brain heart infusion ...  Read More

Microbiology
VacA and cagA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori isolated from raw meat in Isfahan province, Iran

Ali Gilani; Vadood Razavilar; Nordahr Rokni Rokni; Ebrahim Rahimi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2017, , Pages 75-80

Abstract
  Foods with animal origins play a substantial role in the transmission of Helicobacter pylori. The present investigation was carried out to study the vacA and cagA genotypes status of H. pylori isolated from various types of meat samples. Two hundred and twenty meat samples were collected and cultured. ...  Read More

Microbiology
Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. isolated from gut of honeybees (Apis mellifera) from West Azerbaijan, Iran

Mohammad Farouq Sharifpour; Karim Mardani; Abdulghaffar Ownagh

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2016, , Pages 287-294

Abstract
  Polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and phylogenetic analysis were used for molecular identification of lactic acid bacteria (LABs) isolated from Apis mellifera. Eighteen honeybee workers were collected from three different apiaries in West Azerbaijan. LABs ...  Read More

Microbiology
Determination of antibiotic resistance genes in relation to phylogenetic background in Escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of healthy pet cats in Kerman city

Baharak Akhtardanesh; Reza Ghanbarpour; Sadaf Ganjalikhani; Parisa Gazanfari

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2016, , Pages 301-308

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance genes, phylogenetic groups and anti-microbial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli isolates from fecal samples of healthy pet cats in Kerman city. Ninety E. coli isolates were recovered from obtained rectal swabs. Antibiotic resistance pattern ...  Read More

Poultry
Isolation, identification and antimicrobial sensitivity of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in broilers chicken flocks of Khuzestan, Iran

Mansour Mayahi; Darioush Gharibi; Rahim Ghadimipour; Forough Talazadeh

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2016, , Pages 341-346

Abstract
  Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) is a bacterium associated with respiratory disease, growth retardation, decreased egg production and mortality in chickens and turkeys. The objective of this study was isolation, identification and evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility of ORT bacterium in slaughtered ...  Read More

Microbiology
Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma synoviae isolated from broiler chickens of West Azarbaijan province by PCR of vlhA gene

Abolfazl Ghaniei

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 197-202

Abstract
  Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a pathogen responsible for respiratory and locomotor disorders and causes major economic losses in poultry industry. Early and accurate diagnosis of MS infection plays a major role in control of the infection. This study was conducted to characterize Iranian field isolates ...  Read More

Poultry
Phylogenetic typing and detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from broiler chickens in Ahvaz, Iran

Ramezan Ali Jafari; Hossein Motamedi; Elham Maleki; Reza Ghanbarpour; Mansoor Mayahi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 227-233

Abstract
  This study was conducted to reveal the phylogenetic background, to detect the genes encoding TEM, SHV and CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL), and to analyze their distribution in phylo-groups of 150 Escherichia coli isolates from broiler chickens in Ahvaz (Southwest of Iran). Seventy- ...  Read More

Microbiology
Prevalence and antibiotic resistance profile of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. of slaughtered cattle and sheep in Shiraz, Iran

Rahem Khoshbakht; Mohammad Tabatabaei; Saeid Hoseinzadeh; Mojtaba Raeisi; Hesamaddin Shirzad Aski; Enayat Berizi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2016, , Pages 241-246

Abstract
  Althoughpoultry meat is considered as the main source for human Campylobacter infections,there is limited information about non-poultry sources. The present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence and the antibiotic resistance of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in fecal samples of the cattle and ...  Read More

Microbiology
Prevalence and molecular characterization of staphylococci isolated from sheep with subclinical mastitis in West-Azerbaijan province, Iran

Bentolhoda Rahman; Abdolghaffar Ownagh; Karim Mardani; Farhad Farrokhi Ardebili

Volume 7, Issue 2 , June 2016, , Pages 155-162

Abstract
  This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of subclinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus spp. in ewes in West-Azerbaijan province of Iran. Molecular characterization of isolated Staphylococcus spp. from diseased ewes were performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by restriction ...  Read More

Microbiology
Inhibitory effect of Zataria multiflora Boiss. essential oil, alone and in combination with monolaurin, on Listeria monocytogenes

Mojtaba Raeisi; Hossein Tajik; Seyed Mehdi Razavi Rohani; Bektas Tepe; Hossein Kiani; Rahem Khoshbakht; Hesamaddin Shirzad Aski; Hamed Tadrisi

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March 2016, , Pages 7-11

Abstract
  Listeria monocytogenes is one of the major causes of infections in developing countries. In this study, chemical composition and anti-listerial effect of the essential oil of Zataria multiflora Boiss. alone and in combination with monolaurin were evaluated at different pH values (5, 6, and 7) and temperatures ...  Read More

Microbiology
Genotyping of Clostridium perfringens isolated from broiler meat in northeastern of Iran

Asma Afshari; Abdollah Jamshidi; Jamshid Razmyar; Mehrnaz Rad

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 279-284

Abstract
  Clostridium perfringens is an important cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. The disease is caused by C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) encoded by cpe gene. The aim of this research was to identify the different types of C. perfringens and the presence of cpe gene in isolated bacteria from ...  Read More

Microbiology
Frequency of specific agr groups and antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis in the northeast of Iran

Mohammad Mohsenzadeh; Kiarash Ghazvini; Amir Azimian

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 295-299

Abstract
  Staphylococcus aureus is generally regarded as a leading cause of mastitis in dairy cattle. The aim of this study was to investigate the pattern of agr groups and any possible relationship between agr groups and antibiotic resistance among S. aureus strains isolated from bovine mastitis in Northeast ...  Read More

Microbiology
Seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in feline population in urban and dairy cattle herds in Mashhad, Iran

Massoud Talebkhan Garoussi; Mohsen Mehravaran; Gholamreza Abdollahpour; Javad Khoshnegah

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 301-304

Abstract
  The importance of cats in the Leptospira epidemiology is due to the possibility of transferring leptospirosis to wild and domesticated animals. The purpose of this survey was to determine the prevalence of Leptospira infection in shorthair cats in different location of Mashhad, Iran. Totally, 147 blood ...  Read More

Microbiology
Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in two different camel species by conventional and molecular techniques

Masoud Haghkhah; Abdollah Derakhshandeh; Reza Jamshidi; Asghar Moghiseh; Negar Karimaghaei; Mohammad Ayaseh; Mohsen Mostafaei

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 337-341

Abstract
  Paratuberculosis (John’s disease) is infectious and chronically progressive granulomatous disease which affects domestic and wild ruminants. The causative agent is Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP), a slow growing mycobactin dependent acid-fast bacillus. We investigated the detection and ...  Read More

Small Animal Internal Medicine
An unusual necrotic myositis by Clostridium perfringens in a German Shepherd dog: A clinical report, bacteriological and molecular identification

Hamideh Salari Sedigh; Masoud Rajabioun; Jamshid Razmyar; Hossein Kazemi Mehrjerdi

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 349-353

Abstract
  Clostridial myositis, considered to be rare in pet animals, is an acutely fatal toxaemic condition. Some species of clostridia are responsible for necrotic myositis. A 2-year-old male German shepherd dog was admitted with non-weight bearing lameness and massive swelling of the left hind limb. Clostridium ...  Read More

Poultry
The effect of short-time microwave exposures on Listeria monocytogenes inoculated onto chicken meat portions

Tayebeh Zeinali; Abdollah Jamshidi; Saeid Khanzadi; Mohammad Azizzadeh

Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2015, , Pages 173-176

Abstract
  Listeria monocytogenes can be found throughout the environment and in many foods. It is associated primarily with meat and animal products. Listeria monocytogenes has become increasingly important as a food-borne pathogen. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of microwave (MW) treatment of ...  Read More