Amira Shehata

Amira Shehata


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 February 2022 in Molecules
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RHRagaa Abd Elfatah Hamouda
Ragaa Abd Elfatah Hamouda
ASAmira Shehata
Amira Shehata
EEEbtihal M. Elkaw
Ebtihal M. Elkaw
AAAmenah S. Al-otaibi
Amenah S. Al-otaibi
AAAsma Alenzi
Asma Alenzi
HHHanafy A. Hamza
Hanafy A. Hamza
There is a very vital antioxidant extracted from microgreen alga. Chlorella vulgaris has major advantages and requires high yield worldwide. Some microalgae require vitamins for their growth promotion. This study was held to determine the impact of different vitamins including Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Pyridoxine (B6), and Ascorbic acid (c) at concentrations of 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08 mg/L of each. Each vitamin was added to the BG11 growth medium to determine the effect on growth, total carbohydrate, total protein, pigments content, antioxidant activities of Chlorella vulgaris. Moreover, antitumor effects of methanol extract of C. vulgaris without and with the supplement of thiamine against Human prostate cancer (PC-3), Hepatocellular carcinoma (HEPG-2), Colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116) and Epitheliod Carcinoma (Hela) was estimated in vitro. C. vulgaris supplemented with various vitamins showed a significant increase in biomass, pigment content, total protein, and total carbohydrates in comparison to the control. Thiamine was the best vitamin influencing as an antioxidant. C. vulgaris supplemented with thiamine had high antitumor effects in vitro. So, it’s necessary to add vitamins to BG11 media for enhancement of the growth and metabolites.

30 July 2021 in Animals
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Hazim KhalifaHazim Khalifa
Hazim Khalifa
AOAtef Orieby
Atef Orieby
AAAmer Ali
Amer Ali
ASAmira Shehata
Amira Shehata
TOTakashi Okanda
Takashi Okanda
TMTetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto
During the last decade’s increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals, animal-human transmission has become a major threat. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the genetic basis of AMR in Gram-negative bacteria recovered from sheep and goats with respiratory disease. Nasal and ocular swabs were collected from 69 diseased animals, and 76 Gram-negative bacterial isolates were identified from 59 animals. All isolates were checked phenotypically for resistance and genotypically for different resistance mechanisms, including β-lactam, quinolone, and aminoglycoside resistance. Our results demonstrated that 9.2% (95% CI 4.5–17.8%) of the isolates were multidrug-resistant, with high resistance rates to β-lactams and quinolones, and 11.8% (95% CI 6.4–21%) and 6.6% (95% CI 2.8–14.5%) of the isolates were phenotypically positive for AmpC and ESBL, respectively. Genotypically, blaTEM was the most identified β-lactamase encoding gene in 29% (95% CI 20–40%) of the isolates, followed by blaSHV (14.5%, 95% CI 8.3–24.1%) and blaCTX-M (4%, 95% CI 1.4–11%). Furthermore, 7.9% (95% CI 3.7–16.2%) of the isolates harbored plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene qnrS. Our study revealed for the first time to our knowledge high β-lactam and quinolone resistance associated with the bacteria recovered from sheep and one goat with respiratory disease. Furthermore, different antimicrobial resistant determinants were identified for the first time from animals in Africa, such as blaLEN-13/55, blaTEM-176 and blaTEM-198/214. This study highlights the potential role of sheep and goats in disseminating AMR determinants and/or resistant bacteria to humans. The study regenerates interest for the development of a One Health approach to combat this formidable problem.