Naveed, Muhammad https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6007-5619
Akbar, Sadia https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1131-6581
Tauseef, Isfahan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-1369
Majid, Abdul https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5471-1500
Ullah, Fazal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1143-2947
Haleem, Kashif Syed https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0919-2726
Article History
Received: 7 December 2025
Revised: 8 February 2026
Accepted: 23 February 2026
First Online: 14 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
: The research was carried out in compliance with the Helsinki declaration, and it completely adhered to the said declaration. It is further certified that the proposed procedure and methodology of this research obey the guidelines/rules and regulations of the Helsinki Declaration and the ethics set forth by the institution.
: Not applicable.
: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Department of Microbiology, Hazara University Mansehra, 21120, Pakistan, (Micro/BC/2021/13).” for studies involving humans.
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.