Within the biosphere every object is influenced by microbial activities. A very unfamiliar case is represented by the microorganisms involved in the process of corrosion of different metals and their alloys. Many workers have reported bacteria responsible for initiating, accelariting and promoting the process of corrosion. While several recent authors have also documented corrosion inhibiting/controlling roles of microorganisms. It appears that like a healthier balance between the normal microbiota and pathogens, required for maintaining health of a host; a comparable balance among the...

Bacteria are those organisms which are single cell and they are not seen through naked eye they are only seen when microscope is used. The shape and size of bacteria are different and are measured in micrometer. Healthy humans are the reservoir and source of production of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli. The objective of this work is to define more precisely the role of traditional food ingredients in promoting the growth of acid resistant Coli form bacteria in human beings. Different food samples of Yogurt, Dahi bhallay and Fruit chart were taken in measured quantity in sterilized...

In Pakistan, comprehensive data from population based studies on the incidence of childhood leukaemia is generally lacking. In developing countries, treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) usually relies on different immunophenotypic, cytogenetic and molecular subsets that have differing outcomes with different therapies. In Pakistan, treatment offered to patients is usually based on clinical features of disease at presentation. This books attempts to identify and characterize different risk factors and clinical and genetic prognostic markers in Pakistani ALL patients. Moreover,...