Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the association of the intimin (eae) and pagC genes with biofilm formation and multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica collected from calves with diarrhea. Results Fecal samples (n: 150) were collected from calves with diarrhea. Of 150 fecal samples, 122 (81.3%) were culture positive and 115/122 (94.2%) were Gram-negative bacteria. Among them, E. coli (n = 64/115, 55.6%) was the most common isolate followed by S. enterica (n = 41/115, 35.6%). Also, 10 (8.6%) isolates were other Enterobacteriaceae bacteria including Klebsiella and Proteus species. Eighty-nine isolates (77.4%) from calf diarrhea, including 52 (81.3%) E. coli and 37 (90.2%) S. enterica were MDR. The eae and pagC genes were detected in 33 (51.5%) E. coli and 28 (68.3%) S. enterica isolates, respectively. There was a strong association between these genes and biofilm formation and MDR phenotype (P-value = 0.000). All E. coli isolates carrying the eae gene were biofilm producers and MDR. Also, all pagC-positive S. enterica isolates were MDR and 25 (89.3%) isolates of them produced biofilm.

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The role of formic acid as Secondary Dopant for Poly (O-toluidine) Intrinsically Doped with Camphor Sulfonic-Acid (POT-CSA) nanoparticles were prepared by chemical polymerization had been studied. Spin coating and casting method have been used to deposit good adhesion and uniform thin films of (POT-CSA) on a glass substrates at room temperature. the properties of (POT-CSA) nanoparticles which examined by FTIR, SEM, AFM, XRD, I-V characteristics and UV-VIS. FTIR studies show the several bending and stretching modes of POT. XRD examination demonstrated that NPS. has a semi-crystalline pattern . The synthesized film well covered by the nanoparticles over the entire substrate surface, exhibits uniform, porous, and spherical granular surface morphology, A narrow size distribution is observed and the average size of particles about 80 nm. The band gap (Eg) has been determined which is equal to 3.1 ev. The room temperature conductivity of POT-CSA was 3 * 10-1 S.cm-1,which increases with increasing temperature. Electrical conductivity enhances up to three order after the secondary doping process. Keywords: POT-Chemical polymerization-Conducting polymer-SEM-AFM

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