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University of Sadat City: Sadat City, Monufia, EG

2015-06-30 to present | Professor (College of Veterinary Medicine, Histology)
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Mohamed Alkafafy

Taif University College of Science: Taif, SA

2011-09-12 to present | Associate Professor (Biotechnology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen: Munchen, Bayern, DE

2001-10-25 to 2005-02-11 | PhD (Institute of Veterinary Anatomy)
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Bayesian estimation of diagnostic accuracy of fecal smears, fecal PCR and serum ELISA for detecting<i> Mycobacterium avium subsp</i>. paratuberculosis infections in four domestic ruminant species in Saudi Arabia

Veterinary Microbiology
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Elsohaby, Ibrahim; Kostoulas, Polychronis; Fayez, Mahmoud; Elmoslemany, Ahmed; Alkafafy, Mohamed E.; Bahhary, Ahmad M.; Alzahrani, Reham; Morsi, Abd El Karem M.; Arango-Sabogal, Juan Carlos
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Impact of Sexual Maturity and Seasonality on Immunolocalization of S100 and Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin in the Efferent Ductules of the Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)

International Journal of Morphology
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Mohamed E Alkafafy
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Allicin and Lycopene Possesses a Protective Effect against Methotrexate-induced Testicular Toxicity in Rats

The Pakistan Veterinary Journal
2023 | Journal article
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Mohamed Alkafafy

Antiproliferative activity of antimicrobial peptides and bioactive compounds from the mangrove <i>Glutamicibacter mysorens</i>

Frontiers in Microbiology
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Karthik, Yalpi; Kalyani, Manjula Ishwara; Krishnappa, Srinivasa; Devappa, Ramakrishna; Goud, Chengeshpur Anjali; Ramakrishna, Krishnaveni; Wani, Muneeb Ahmad; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Abduljabbar, Maram Hussen; Alswat, Amal S. S. et al.
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Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic potency of allicin and lycopene against methotrexate-induced cardiac injury in rats

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2023-07-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1614-7499
Contributors: Mohamed Aboubakr; Ahmed Farag; Ahmed Elfadadny; Mohamed Alkafafy; Ahmed Soliman; Mohamed Elbadawy
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Protective Effects of N Acetylcysteine and Vitamin E against Acrylamide-induced Neurotoxicity in Rats

The Pakistan Veterinary Journal
2023-04-01 | Journal article
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Contributors: Mohamed Aboubakr; Ahmed Mohamed Elmahdy; Shaimaa Taima; Mahmoud Abdelghaffar Emam; Ahmed Farag; Mohamed Alkafafy; Alshaimaa Mohamed Said; Ahmed Soliman
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<i>Chitosan-Ocimum basilicum</i> nanocomposite as a dietary additive in <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>: Effects on immune-antioxidant response, head kidney gene expression, intestinal architecture, and growth

Fish & Shellfish Immunology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Rahman, Afaf N. Abdel; Elshopakey, Gehad E.; Behairy, Amany; Altohamy, Dalia E.; Ahmed, Amany I.; Farroh, Khaled Yehia; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Shahin, Shimaa A.; Ibrahim, Rowida E.
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Application of Lectins for Detection of Glycomic Differences in the Epididymal Duct in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius)

International Journal of Morphology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Alkafafy, Mohamed E.
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Dietary <i>Salvia officinalis</i> leaves enhances antioxidant-immune-capacity, resistance to <i>Aeromonas sobria</i> challenge, and growth of <i>Cyprinus carpio</i>

Fish & Shellfish Immunology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Rahman, Afaf N. Abdel; Van Doan, Hien; Elsheshtawy, Hassnaa Mahmoud; Dawood, Ali; Salem, Shimaa M. R.; Sheraiba, Nagwa I.; Masoud, Shimaa R.; Abdelnaeim, Noha S.; Khamis, Tarek; Alkafafy, Mohamed et al.
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Dietary black cumin (<i>Nigella sativa</i>) improved hemato-biochemical, oxidative stress, gene expression, and immunological response of Nile tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>) infected by <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i>

Aquaculture Reports
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Mahboub, Heba H.; Elsheshtawy, Hassnaa Mahmoud; Sheraiba, Nagwa, I; Fahmy, Esra M.; Masoud, Shimaa R.; Mohamed, Eman A. A.; Abdelnaeim, Noha S.; Mohamed, Dalia Ibrahim; Ismail, Tamer Ahmed; Ahmed, Shaimaa A. A.
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Dietary Spirulina platensis phycocyanin improves growth, tissue histoarchitecture, and immune responses, with modulating immunoexpression of CD3 and CD20 in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: El-Araby, Doaa A.; Amer, Shimaa A.; Attia, Ghadeer A.; Osman, Ali; Fahmy, Esraa M.; Altohamy, Dalia E.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Elakkad, Hend A.; Tolba, Samar A.
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Dietary Spirulina platensis phycocyanin improves growth, tissue histoarchitecture, and immune responses, with modulating immunoexpression of CD3 and CD20 in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Aquaculture
2022 | Journal article
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Epidemiology of Carbapenem Resistance Enterobacterales in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Abou-assy, Rawan S.; Aly, Magda M.; Amashah, Reda H.; Jastaniah, Samyah D.; Al Deen, Hany M.
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Evaluation of immune responses and oxidative stress in donkeys: Immunological studies provoked by Parascaris equorum infection

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Attia, Marwa M.; Soliman, Soliman M.; Salaeh, Nagla M. K.; Salem, Heba M.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Saad, Ahmed M.; El-Saadony, Mohamed T.; El-Gameel, Sohila M.
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Identification of the economics, composition, and supplementation of maggot meal in broiler production

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Ahmad, Izaz; Ullah, Misbah; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Ahmed, Nazeer; Mahmoud, Samy F.; Sohail, Kamran; Ullah, Habib; Ghoneem, Wafaa M.; Ahmed, Mohamed M.; Sayed, Samy
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Immune-antioxidant trait, <i>Aeromonas veronii </i>resistance, growth, intestinal architecture, and splenic cytokines expression of <i>Cyprinus carpio</i> fed <i>Prunus armeniaca</i> kernel-enriched diets

Fish & Shellfish Immunology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Mahboub, Heba H.; Faggio, Caterina; Hendam, Basma M.; Algharib, Samah Attia; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Hashem, Marwa Abo; Mahmoud, Yasmina K.; Khamis, Tarek; Abdel-Ghany, Heba M.; Masoud, Shimaa R. et al.
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IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE ON THE CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCES OF POSTMORTEM CHANGES IN HEPATIC AND RENAL TISSUES OF ALBINO MICE (Mus Musculus)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Alkafafy, Mohamed E.; Banjar, Aseel O.; Alosaimi, Manal B.; El-Shehawi, Ahmed M.; Sayed, Samy M.; Shoghy, Khaled M.
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INTESTINAL HELMINTH INFESTATION OF SAND RATS (Psammomys obesus) COLLECTED FROM NORTH COAST EGYPT ECOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL APPROACH

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Anwar, Fatma A. S.; Tolba, Mohammed; Abdel-Gahfar, Sary Kh; Omar, Hossam EI-Din M.; Abed, Gamal H.; Alkafafy, Mohamed E.
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Silica nanoparticles are novel aqueous additive mitigating heavy metals toxicity and improving the health of African catfish, <i>Clarias gariepinus</i>

Aquatic Toxicology
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Mahboub, Heba H.; Shahin, Khalid; Mahmoud, Shereen M.; Altohamy, Dalia E.; Husseiny, Walaa A.; Mansour, Doaa A.; Shalaby, Shimaa, I; Gaballa, Mohamed M. S.; Shaalan, Mohamed; Alkafafy, Mohamed et al.
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Studying the Influence of Copper on the Growth Behavior, Antioxidative Status, and Histology of the Intestine and Liver of Striped Catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)

Biological Trace Element Research
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: El-Sharawy, Mohamed E.; Mahmoud, Ahmed A.; Soliman, Ali A.; Amer, Asem A.; Mahmoud, Mohamed A.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Dawood, Mahmoud A. O.
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Testicular toxicity of cisplatin in rats: ameliorative effect of lycopene and N-acetylcysteine

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Elsayed, Asmaa; Elkomy, Ashraf; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Elkammar, Reda; El-Shafey, Anwar; Soliman, Ahmed; Aboubakr, Mohamed
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Pseudomonas putida: Sensitivity to Various Antibiotics, Genetic Diversity, Virulence, and Role of Formic Acid to Modulate the Immune-Antioxidant Status of the Challenged Nile tilapia Compared to Carvacrol Oil

Fishes
2022-12-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Othman Alzahrani; Preetham Elumalai; Hend Nada; Shaimaa Ahmed; Asmaa Zaglool; Sherif Shawky; Mohamed Alkafafy; Heba Mahboub
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Effect of Dietary Moringa oleifera Leaves Nanoparticles on Growth Performance, Physiological, Immunological Responses, and Liver Antioxidant Biomarkers in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Toxicity

Fishes
2022-11-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Heba S. Hamed; Rehab M. Amen; Azza H Elelemi; Heba H. Mahboub; Hiam Elabd; Abdelfattah M. Abdelfattah; Hebatallah Abdel Moniem; Marwa A. El-Beltagy; Mohamed Alkafafy; Engy Mohamed Mohamed Yassin et al.
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Emamectin Benzoate-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats with Special Reference to Protective Potential of Nigella sativa Oil

Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
2022-11-09 | Journal article
Contributors: DA Madkour; MM Ahmed; SH Orabi; M Alkafafy; R Korany; HK Khalifa
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Exogenous Postharvest Application of Calcium Chloride and Salicylic Acid to Maintain the Quality of Broccoli Florets

Plants
2022-06-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Hossam S. El-Beltagi; Marwa Rashad Ali; Khaled M. A. Ramadan; Raheel Anwar; Tarek A. Shalaby; Adel A. Rezk; Sherif Mohamed El-Ganainy; Samy F. Mahmoud; Mohamed Alkafafy; Mohamed M. El-Mogy
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Genetic Diversity, Biofilm Formation, and Antibiotic Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Cow, Camel, and Mare with Clinical Endometritis

Veterinary Sciences
2022-05-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Samy F. Mahmoud; Mahmoud Fayez; Ayman A. Swelum; Amal S. Alswat; Mohamed Alkafafy; Othman M. Alzahrani; Saleem J. Alsunaini; Ahmed Almuslem; Abdulaziz S. Al Amer; Shaymaa Yusuf
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Antimicrobial Resistance, Biofilm Formation, and Virulence Genes in Enterococcus Species from Small Backyard Chicken Flocks

Antibiotics
2022-03-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Othman M. Alzahrani; Mahmoud Fayez; Amal S. Alswat; Mohamed Alkafafy; Samy F. Mahmoud; Theeb Al-Marri; Ahmed Almuslem; Hassan Ashfaq; Shaymaa Yusuf
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Nutritional and Nutraceutical Properties of Mexican Traditional Mole Sauce

Molecules
2022-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Rafael Campos-Montiel; Gabriela Medina-Pérez; Edgar Vázquez-Nuñez; Laura Afanador-Barajas; Iridiam Hernández-Soto; Gulzar Ahmad Nayik; Lucio González-Montiel; Mohamed Alkafafy
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The Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Apoptotic, and Antioxidant Effects of a Pomegranate-Peel Extract against Acrylamide-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats

Life
2022-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Samy Sayed; Saqer S. Alotaibi; Ahmed M. El-Shehawi; Mohamed M. Hassan; Mustafa Shukry; Mohamed Alkafafy; Mohamed Mohamed Soliman
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<i>Moringa oleifera</i> ethanolic extract ameliorates the testicular dysfunction resulted from HFD-induced obesity rat model

Andrologia
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Alkafafy, Mohamed E.; Sayed, Samy M.; El-Shehawi, Ahmed M.; El-Shazly, Samir; Farouk, Samy; Alotaibi, Saqer S.; Madkour, Doaa A.; Orabi, Sahar H.; Elbaz, Hamed T.; Ahmed, Mohamed M.
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<i>Moringa oleifera</i> leaves ethanolic extract ameliorates high fat diet-induced obesity in rats

Journal of King Saud University - Science
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: El-Shehawi, Ahmed M.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; El-Shazly, Samir; Sayed, Samy; Farouk, Samy; Alotaibi, Saqer; Madkour, Doaa A.; Khalifa, Hanem K.; Ahmed, Mohamed M.
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A Preliminary Study on the Effect of Psyllium Husk Ethanolic Extract on Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia, and Oxidative Stress Induced by Triton X-100 Injection in Rats

Biology
2021 | Journal article
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A Preliminary Study on the Effect of Psyllium Husk Ethanolic Extract on Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia, and Oxidative Stress Induced by Triton X-100 Injection in Rats

Biology
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Hashem, Mohamed A.; Abd-Allah, Noura A.; Mahmoud, Essam A.; Amer, Shimaa A.; Alkafafy, Mohamed
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Ameliorating Effect of Lycopene and N-Acetylcysteine against Cisplatin-Induced Cardiac Injury in Rats

2021 | Journal article
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Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic prophylactic effect of silymarin against lead-induced hepatorenal toxicity in rats

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Abd Eldaim, Mabrouk Attia; Barakat, Eman Ragab; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Elaziz, Samy Ahmed Abd
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Antioxidant and anti-apoptotic prophylactic effect of silymarin against lead-induced hepatorenal toxicity in rats

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2021 | Journal article
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Mohamed Alkafafy

Bioremediation role of <i>Spirulina platensis</i> against deltamethrin-mediated toxicity and its chemical residues in chicken meat

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ibrahim, Samar Saber; Elsabagh, Rasha; Allam, Ali; Youssef, Gehan; Fadl, Sabreen Ezzat; Abdelhiee, Ehab Yahya; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Soliman, Ahmed; Aboubakr, Mohamed
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Bioremediation role of Spirulina platensis against deltamethrin-mediated toxicity and its chemical residues in chicken meat

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2021 | Journal article
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Chitosan vitamin E nanocomposite ameliorates the growth, redox, and immune status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reared under different stocking densities

Aquaculture
2021 | Journal article
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Mohamed Alkafafy

Chitosan vitamin E nanocomposite ameliorates the growth, redox, and immune status of Nile tilapia<i> (Oreochromis</i><i> niloticus)</i> reared under different stocking densities

Aquaculture
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Ahmed, Shaimaa A. A.; Ibrahim, Rowida E.; Farroh, Khaled Yehia; Moustafa, Amr A.; Al-Gabri, Naif A.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Amer, Shimaa A.
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Dietary Lactobacillus plantarum Relieves Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Juvenile From Oxidative Stress, Immunosuppression, and Inflammation Induced by Deltamethrin and Aeromonas hydrophila

Frontiers in Marine Science
2021 | Journal article
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Dietary Lactobacillus plantarum Relieves Nile Tilapia <i>(Oreochromis niloticus)</i> Juvenile From Oxidative Stress, Immunosuppression, and Inflammation Induced by Deltamethrin and <i>Aeromonas</i> hydrophila

Frontiers in Marine Science
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Gewaily, Mahmoud S.; Shukry, Mustafa; Abdel-Kader, Marwa F.; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Farrag, Foad A.; Moustafa, Eman M.; Van Doan, Hien; Abd-Elghany, Mohamed F.; Abdelhamid, Ahmed F.; Eltanahy, Azhar et al.
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Dietary nucleotides enhanced growth performance, carcass composition, blood biochemical, and histology features of European sea bass, <i>Dicentrarchus labrax </i>L

Aquaculture Reports
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Magouz, Fawzy I.; Abdel-Rahim, Mohamed M.; Lotfy, Ayman M.; Mosbah, Amira; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Sewilam, Hani; Dawood, Mahmoud A. O.
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Dietary nucleotides enhanced growth performance, carcass composition, blood biochemical, and histology features of European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L

Aquaculture Reports
2021 | Journal article
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Dietary Synbiotics Can Help Relieve the Impacts of Deltamethrin Toxicity of Nile Tilapia Reared at Low Temperatures

Animals
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Gewaily, Mahmoud S.; Abdo, Safaa E.; Moustafa, Eman M.; AbdEl-kader, Marwa F.; Abd El-Razek, Ibrahim M.; El-Sharnouby, Mohamed; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Raza, Sayed Haidar Abbas; El Basuini, Mohammed F.; Van Doan, Hien et al.
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Dietary Synbiotics Can Help Relieve the Impacts of Deltamethrin Toxicity of Nile Tilapia Reared at Low Temperatures. Animals 2021, 11, 1790

2021 | Other
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Diversity and Risk Factors Associated with Multidrug and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Isolated from Cats Admitted to a Veterinary Clinic in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Antibiotics
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Elmoslemany, Ahmed; Elsohaby, Ibrahim; Alorabi, Mohammed; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Al-Marri, Theeb; Aldoweriej, Ali; Alaql, Fanan A.; Almubarak, Abdullah; Fayez, Mahmoud
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Diversity and Risk Factors Associated with Multidrug and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Isolated from Cats Admitted to a Veterinary Clinic in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Antibiotics
2021 | Journal article
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Mohamed Alkafafy

Flock Management Risk Factors Associated with Q Fever Infection in Sheep in Saudi Arabia

Animals
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Elsohaby, Ibrahim; Elmoslemany, Ahmed; El-Sharnouby, Mohamed; Alkafafy, Mohamed; Alorabi, Mohammed; El-Deeb, Wael M.; Al-Marri, Theeb; Qasim, Ibrahim; Alaql, Fanan A.; Fayez, Mahmoud
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Flock Management Risk Factors Associated with Q Fever Infection in Sheep in Saudi Arabia

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2021 | Journal article
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