Purpose: To detect biofilm forming capacity of bacterial isolates obtained from the conjunctiva, contact lens and accessories of contact lens wearers using phenotypic and genotypic methods.Methods: Bacterial strains were collected from the conjunctiva, contact lens and lens storage cases of contact Whips lens wearers.The phenotypic detection of bio

The semantic web has been developing for the last 10 years and with its Resource Description Framework (RDF) and vocabularies it seems to be usable today.Unfortunately RDF is a quite complex technique that comes with loads of standards and high IT know-how and is at glassware least not designed for simple use in libraries or for normal web site ope

The SlyA transcriptional regulator controls the expression of genes involved in virulence and production of surface components in S.Typhimurium and E.coli.Its mode of action is mainly explained by its antagonism with the H-NS repressor for the same DNA binding regions.Interestingly, it has been reported that the alarmone ppGpp promotes SlyA dimeriz

As the COVID-19 pandemic poses serious threats to global public health, Nigeria faces a potential public health crisis owing to COVID-19 and other glassware infectious diseases, such as Lassa fever (LF) and malaria.In this study, we discuss the possible determinants behind the decreased number of LF cases in Nigeria, which was likely due to the syn